Abstract: A positive electrode active material precursor includes Ni and Mn and secondary particles formed by the aggregation of a plurality of primary particles. The secondary particles have a ratio of a core area to a total area of the particles ranging from 28.7% to 34.1%, and a porosity ranging from 11.3% to 11.7%. Also provided is a method for preparing the positive electrode active material precursor. Additionally, a positive electrode active material including a reaction product of the positive electrode active material precursor and a lithium raw material is provided. Also provided is a method for preparing a positive electrode active material using the positive electrode active material precursor.

Abstract: Embodiments of the disclosure provide a method for manufacturing a photovoltaic module, including: providing at least one cell string an end portion of each cell is stacked with an end portion of an adjacent cell to form a corresponding overlapping welding region; for each overlapping welding region, forming a film insertion opening between stacked end portions of the two adjacent cells corresponding to the each overlapping welding region; providing at least one film strip, and inserting a part of each film strip into a corresponding film insertion opening; moving the at least one cell string relative to the at least one film strip; and closing the film insertion openings so that the each film strip is inserted between the two adjacent cells of the corresponding overlapping welding region.

Abstract: This disclosure relates to methods, devices and systems for real-time recognition of restoration of spontaneous circulation (ROSC) in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation (CPR) process. Recognition mechanisms in both time domain and frequency domain are provided for the ROSC recognition, where the time-domain recognition logic may detect the ROSC by recognizing envelope features of sampled signals in the time domain, and the frequency-domain recognition logic may detect the ROSC by recognizing spectral peaks at different frequency points continuously or significant variations of amplitude of spectral peaks in the frequency spectrum.

Abstract: This disclosure discloses a microscope system, a smart medical device, an automatic focusing method, and a storage medium. The smart medical device includes an objective lens, a beam splitter, an image projector assembly, a camera assembly, and a focusing device. The objective lens includes a first end and a second end, and the first end faces a to-be-observed sample. The beam splitter is disposed on the second end. The image projector assembly is in communication with the beam splitter, the image projector assembly includes a first lens and an image projection device, and light generated by the image projector assembly enters the beam splitter through the first lens. The camera assembly includes a camera. The focusing device is disposed on the camera assembly, and the focusing device is configured to perform focus adjustment on the camera.

Abstract: Disclosed is a blood-compatible polymer represented by Formula 1. A polymer obtained by grafting a fluorinated methacrylate onto a polyvinylidene fluoride copolymer and provided in one aspect of the present invention is a polymer with blood compatibility, and may provide a blood-compatible material with hydrophobicity. In addition, it is possible to provide a material with controlled contact angle and surface energy properties by controlling the hydrogen fluoride length of the fluorinated methacrylate monomer for modification. Furthermore, it is possible to provide coating with controlled surface properties and blood compatibility through a simple process. Furthermore, it is possible to provide a freestanding polymer film with blood compatibility.

Abstract: An apparatus for controlling viscosity of a slurry includes a mixing module mixing raw materials for a secondary battery, and a processor performing machine learning for prediction of viscosity of the slurry, predicting viscosity of the slurry in real time during a mixing process through machine learning, and adjusting conditions of the mixing process performed by the mixing module such that a predictive viscosity of the slurry meets a target viscosity.

Abstract: In a method for forming a thick layer of a thickness on a substrate by using an inkjet printing apparatus comprising a head module for ejecting an ink, a dot print layer is formed such that dot-shaped arrays are formed at predetermined intervals in order to prevent ink droplets, which are deposited on the substrate, from pulling each other, ink is ejected in an amount enabling a thick coating of uniform thickness to be overlapped and printed on the dot print layer, thereby forming a thick print layer with the thickness.

Abstract: A primer group for simultaneous detection of 15 porcine pathogens through high-throughput targeted amplicon sequencing and use thereof are provided. The primer group for simultaneous detection of 15 porcine pathogens through high-throughput targeted amplicon sequencing includes: primers having nucleotide sequences set forth in SEQ ID NO: 1 to SEQ ID NO: 302. The nucleotide sequences of pathogenic target genes are set forth in SEQ ID NO: 303 to SEQ ID NO: 344. The primer group of the present invention is used for amplicon sequencing detection analysis method for 42 target genes of 15 porcine respiratory pathogens, has the technical advantages of rapidness, high efficiency, high targeting, strong specificity, and the like, and is suitable for rapid and accurate simultaneous diagnosis of multiple pathogens of diseased pigs in pig farms.

Abstract: A pattern electrode structure for an electrowetting device is laminated between a base material and a dielectric layer of the electrowetting device, and the pattern electrode structure includes first branch electrodes formed in a direction perpendicular to any plane perpendicular to a plane defined by the pattern electrode structure, and a basal pattern electrode formed in an area below lower ends of the first branch electrodes and connected to an electrode connection portion configured to receive a voltage, in which a sum of an interval between the first branch electrode and the basal pattern electrode and a width of the basal pattern electrode is larger than a diameter of a droplet to be removed, thereby preventing the droplet from stagnating without falling at the terminal end of the pattern in a structure that uses the vertical pattern.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a positive electrode active material having improved electrical characteristics by adjusting an aspect ratio gradient of primary particles included in a secondary particle, a positive electrode including the positive electrode active material, and a lithium secondary battery using the positive electrode.

Abstract: An embodiment pattern electrode structure for an electrowetting device includes a first branch electrode disposed in a direction perpendicular to any plane that is perpendicular to a plane defined by the pattern electrode structure and a basal pattern electrode disposed in an area above an upper end of the first branch electrode and connected to an electrode connection portion configured to receive a voltage, wherein an interval between the first branch electrode and the basal pattern electrode is equal to or larger than a diameter of a droplet to be removed.

Abstract: A quantum dot complex according to an embodiment comprises a quantum dot; and a ligand bound to a surface of the quantum dot, wherein the surface of the quantum dot is provided with a plurality of coupling parts to which the ligand is bound; wherein the plurality of coupling parts include a first coupling part and a second coupling part. The ligand includes a first ligand bound to the first coupling part and a second ligand bound to the second coupling part, wherein the second ligand includes a halogen element. The halogen element is contained in an amount of 1 at % to 12 at % to the total content of the quantum dot complex.

Abstract: A method for maintaining an intelligent self-growing avatar (ISGA) in a metaverse is presented including supporting the ISGA with an ISGA server communicating with an ISGA client, collecting, via an ISGA data structure, personal characteristics and activities of a person in a real world, creating, via an avatar creator, an avatar having the personal characteristics of the person in the real world, training, via an ISGA trainer, the avatar to recognize and respond to the activities and relationships of the real person, and changing, via an ISGA adjuster, a behavior and personality of the avatar based on the activities and relationships of the real person in the real world to allow the avatar to continuously grow and evolve in the metaverse.

Abstract: A display panel includes an amorphous silicon gate driver in which a lower voltage than the gate-off voltage output from the gate driver is applied to an adjacent stage as a low voltage transmission signal.

Abstract: The invention relates to a method of treatment comprising administering a long-acting mutant human fibroblast growth factor to a subject in need thereof. The said long-acting mutant human fibroblast growth factor is mPBG-CH2-N?H-mFGF21, wherein mFGF21 consists of SEQ ID NO:1, and the said new use consists of a method of treating non-alcoholic steatohepatitis.

Abstract: According to an example of the present subject matter, a secured radio frequency identification device includes: a first radio frequency identification (RFID) tag; and a secured radio frequency identification (RFID) tag having a transmission control for selectively enabling and disabling data transmission from the secured RFID tag. The first RFID tag is to store non-sensitive data from a data set and the secured RFID tag is to store sensitive data from the same data set such that all the data of the data set is only accessible when the secured RFID tag is enabled for data transmission.

Abstract: A vehicle having a road surface recognition apparatus, may perform obtaining, by a controller, sound data for a sound detected by a sound detector while driving; obtaining, by the controller, driving data for driving information detected by a driving information detector; recognizing, by the controller, a type of road surface based on the obtained sound data and the obtained driving data; and controlling, by the controller, a traction control system based on information related to the recognized type of the road surface.

Abstract: An oscillating mirror for lidar has a mirror coupled with a rotor. The rotor is arranged to rotate about a pivot using one or more bearings. A mirror is coupled with the rotor and arranged to reflect light emitted from a laser. A first magnet is coupled with the rotor. A second magnet is coupled with a base. The second magnet is arranged to limit an angular rotation of the rotor by a pole of the second magnet facing a similar pole of the first magnet.

Abstract: The disclosure provides proteins specifically binding to Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor (VEGF), transferrin and/or properdin.