Abstract: The disclosure relates to the field of electrochemistry, and in particular to a lithium-ion secondary battery, a battery module, a battery pack, and a powered device. A lithium-ion secondary battery, includes a bare cell accommodating cavity in which a bare cell group including one or more bare cells A and one or more bare cells B is arranged, wherein the bare cell A includes a first positive electrode sheet including a first positive-electrode active material selected from a single crystal or single crystal-like low-nickel ternary positive electrode material A1, the bare cell B includes a second positive electrode sheet including a second positive-electrode active material and/or a third positive-electrode active material, the second positive-electrode active material is selected from a polycrystalline high-nickel ternary positive electrode material B1, and the third positive-electrode active material is selected from a polycrystalline low-nickel ternary positive electrode material B2.

Abstract: The present application relates to a binder compound of formula (I), a method for preparing the same, and an electrode sheet comprising the same. In formula (I), R1, R2, and R3 each independently represents an unsubstituted or substituted linear or branched alkyl with 1-6 carbon atoms, or an unsubstituted or substituted aryl with 6-20 carbon atoms; R4 represents —COOM; R5 represents a bridging oxo or bridging imino; each M independently represents one of Li, Na, K, Rb, and Cs; Z represents a linear or branched alkylene with 1-6 carbon atoms; m is an integer selected from 7,600 to 47,000; n is an integer selected from 1,520 to 94,000; and m/n=0.1-10.

Abstract: A system includes a first heater positioned in or proximate to an exhaust aftertreatment system in exhaust gas-receiving communication with an engine, a second heater positioned downstream of the first heater, and a controller coupled to the first and second heaters. The controller is structured to activate the second heater in response to determining that a compound deposit is likely present.

Abstract: The present disclosure relates to an electrode stack for a lithium secondary battery, in which one or more positive electrodes and one or more negative electrodes are alternatingly stacked with a separator therebetween and insulation layers are formed on the outermost positive electrodes of the electrode stack. The insulation layers have an average thickness of 1 ?m to 8 ?m. The positive electrodes include a positive electrode collector; a positive electrode active material layer; and a protective layer including an inorganic compound. The protective layer is disposed between the positive electrode collector and the positive electrode active material layer. Additionally, an electrode assembly and a lithium secondary battery which include the electrode stack are also disclosed.

Abstract: Described are oil and water-resistant compositions and methods of making and using such compositions. The compositions can be used to prepare oil and water-resistant articles of manufacturing. Oil and water-resistant compositions can include a fiber, a polysaccharide, an acid, and water; wherein the composition is water and oil resistant when compressed and heated. Other oil and water-resistant compositions can include a fiber, a blocking agent such as a fatty acid, a metal salt of a fatty acid, or combinations thereof, and water, wherein the composition is water and oil resistant when compressed and heated.

Abstract: A system includes a catalyst for receiving and treating exhaust gas generated by an engine, a passive NOx adsorber (PNA) positioned upstream of the catalyst, a bypass valve positioned upstream of the catalyst and the PNA, and a controller. The controller is configured to, determine that the catalyst is operating under cold start conditions, control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the PNA, determine that the catalyst is no longer operating under cold start conditions and continue to control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the PNA for a predetermined duration, and after the elapse of the predetermined duration, control the bypass valve to direct exhaust gas to the catalyst bypassing the PNA. The controller is also configured to detect a high transient torque demand while the exhaust gas is provided to the PNA, and split the torque demand between the engine and an electric motor.

Abstract: The use of browser context in detecting malware is disclosed. A client device requests content from a remote server. Data received by the client device from the remote server is transmitted to an external scanner for analysis by the external scanner. The external scanner is configured to use a browser executed in an instrumented virtual machine environment to analyze the data provided by the client device. The client device is configured to request the content from the remote server using a browser extension configured to retrieve data and provide the retrieved data to the external scanner without rendering the retrieved data.

Abstract: Systems and methods for conditioning an aftertreatment system. For example, a computer-implemented method for conditioning an aftertreatment system of a hybrid system including an electric motor and a combustion engine includes: determining whether the aftertreatment system is in a first temperature zone below a first temperature threshold; determining whether a power demand corresponding to the operation of the hybrid system is in a first power demand zone below a power threshold; and if the aftertreatment system is determined to be in the first temperature zone and the power demand of the hybrid system is determined to be in the first power demand zone, setting the hybrid system to compressor mode to heat the aftertreatment system.

Abstract: The enclosed disclosure relates to vehicle systems in which an engine, a particulate filter fluidly coupled with the engine, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system fluidly coupled with the engine downstream of the particulate filter, an electrical heating device implemented with the particulate filter, and a controller operatively coupled with the engine and the electrical heating device, are implemented. The controller can detect, when the engine is turned off, a condition for turning on the engine, detect a temperature of the particulate filter of the SCR system, activate the electrical heating device in response to the detected temperature being below a lower temperature threshold, and turn on the engine in response to the detected temperature being at or above the lower temperature threshold.

Abstract: One example method for identifying useful segments in surgical videos includes accessing a video of a surgical procedure and user activities of a plurality of users who have watched the video of the surgical procedure. The user activities include operations performed during playback of the video. The method further includes dividing the video into multiple segments and determining a popularity score for each of the multiple segments based on the operations. Useful segments are identified from the segments based on the popularity scores. The method further includes generating metadata for the video of the surgical procedure to include an indication of the identified useful segments and associating the metadata with the video of the surgical procedure.

Abstract: A system includes at least one sensor coupled to an aftertreatment system and a controller having at least one processor coupled to at least one memory device storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor, cause the controller to perform operations. The operations include: adjusting an operating point of an engine in response to emissions information from the at least one sensor and based on a fault indicator regarding a component of the system; and, controlling an electric motor in response to the adjustment of the operating point of the engine based on a change in power output from the engine to assist in a desired emissions characteristic.

Abstract: A recycling loop configuration of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system decreases a level of system-out NOx emissions of an engine. An apparatus including the configuration has an exhaust gas recycling system having a closed gas recycling loop system configured to heat gas circulating within the loop, and a blower for circulating gas within the loop. A method for operating the engine includes preheating at least one aftertreatment component of an exhaust gas aftertreatment system of the engine by exposing the component to heated gas circulating in a closed gas recycling loop.

Abstract: A battery cell includes an electrode assembly containing a plurality of electrode plates stacked with a separator interposed therebetween; and a battery case in which the electrode assembly is mounted onto a receiving part, wherein the electrode assembly includes a plurality of electrode tabs that are respectively formed to extend from the plurality of electrode plates, wherein the plurality of electrode tabs are mutually arranged on the same line with the same polarity to form an electrode tab arrangement body, and wherein one or more protection members are joined to the ends of the plurality of electrode tabs.

Abstract: An electro-conductive B4C—TiB2 has a microstructure in which large B4C grains are coated by small TiB2 grains. The composite ceramic includes 10˜30% by volume of TiB2. A method for preparing the electro-conductive B4C—TiB2 composite ceramic includes: (1) weighing B4C, TiC, and amorphous B powder; (2) mixing evenly and drying thoroughly the powders; and (3) loading the mixed powder into a graphite mold; and placing the graphite mold in a spark plasma sintering furnace for sintering under vacuum, where the sintering is performed at 2000° C. and 50 MPa for 5˜20 min.

Abstract: Systems and methods for controlling a hybrid system. For example, a computer-implemented method includes determining a system temperature zone of the aftertreatment system as being in: a first temperature zone below a first temperature threshold, a second temperature zone from the first temperature threshold to a second temperature threshold, or a third temperature zone above the second temperature threshold; determining a power demand corresponding to the operation of the hybrid system as being in: a first power demand zone if the power demand is below a power threshold, or a second power demand zone if the power demand is equal to or greater than the power threshold; and determining a control strategy based at least in part on the determined system temperature zone and the determined power demand.

Abstract: The enclosed disclosure relates to vehicle systems in which an engine, a particulate filter fluidly coupled with the engine, a selective catalytic reduction (SCR) system fluidly coupled with the engine downstream of the particulate filter, an electrical heating device implemented with the particulate filter, and a controller operatively coupled with the engine and the electrical heating device, are implemented. The controller can detect, when the engine is turned off, a condition for turning on the engine, detect a temperature of the particulate filter of the SCR system, activate the electrical heating device in response to the detected temperature being below a lower temperature threshold, and turn on the engine in response to the detected temperature being at or above the lower temperature threshold.

Abstract: A system and method used to predict the state of health of a battery in a powertrain of a vehicle including a vehicle route profile generator arranged to generate a vehicle specific rout profile based on historical vehicle driving information, are disclosed. In one example, the system and method also include a powertrain model to convert the vehicle specific route profile to a predicted battery demand profile, and a state of health profile generator to generate a predicted state of health profile of the battery based on the predicted battery demand. In another example, the system further includes a vehicle performance manager arranged to generate a command to modify operation of the powertrain to extend battery life based on the vehicle specific route profile.

Abstract: An electro-conductive B4C—TiB2 has a microstructure in which large B4C grains are coated by small TiB2 grains. The composite ceramic includes 10˜30% by volume of TiB2. A method for preparing the electro-conductive B4C—TiB2 composite ceramic includes: (1) weighing B4C, TiC, and amorphous B powder; (2) mixing evenly and drying thoroughly the powders; and (3) loading the mixed powder into a graphite mold; and placing the graphite mold in a spark plasma sintering furnace for sintering under vacuum, where the sintering is performed at 2000° C. and 50 MPa for 5˜20 min.

Abstract: A secondary battery according to an exemplary embodiment of the present invention includes: an electrode assembly; and a pouch case in which the electrode assembly is embedded, in which the pouch case includes a first case part formed with a first accommodating part in which a part of the electrode assembly is embedded, and a second case part formed with a second accommodating part in which the remaining part of the electrode assembly is accommodated, the first case part and the second case part are in contact with each other in an edge portion surrounding the first and second accommodating parts and are sealed by a sealing part formed in a band shape on at least a part of the edge portion, the sealing part includes a first sealing part having a first width and a second sealing part having a second width smaller than the first width, and a central portion of the second sealing part in a longitudinal direction coincides with a central portion of a long side of the electrode assembly.

Abstract: A system includes a display, and a database including surgical videos, images of organs in a human body obtained from a medical imaging device, and images of disease in a human body obtained from the medical imaging device. A controller including a processor is coupled to memory, the database, and the display, and the memory stores information that when executed by the processor causes the system to perform operations. For example, the processor may determine first organ information from the images of the organs, and first disease information from the images of the disease. The processor my calculate a similarity score between the first organ information and the first disease information and second disease information and second organ information indexed to the surgical videos. The processor selects one or more of the surgical videos based on the similarity score, and displays the surgical videos on the display.