Abstract: A preparation method comprises the following steps: (1) in a protective atmosphere, mixing a graphite powder with a metal peroxide and/or alkali metal superoxide, and leaving same to stand to obtain a mixed graphite-metal peroxide and/or graphite-alkali metal superoxide composite material; (2) putting the composite material prepared in step (1) into a liquid medium, which can react with the metal peroxide and/or the alkali metal superoxide, for a reaction to obtain intercalated graphite; and (3) heating the intercalated graphite prepared in step (2) to prepare the expanded graphite. The preparation method can effectively avoid the generation of harmful impurities such as sulfur and sulfides during the preparation process of the expanded graphite, thereby reducing environmental pollution.

Abstract: A computer-assisted method to timely provide notifications of treatments, the method including receiving de-identified longitudinal medical records, each de-identified longitudinal medical record representing a record of a different anonymized patient and encoding information identifying a treatment received by the anonymized patient and receiving notification data including notification records, each notification record encoding information identifying a channel through which the notification was provided. The method includes determining a first channel impact model representing an impact of a notification provided through a first channel on a treatment being received, a second channel impact model representing an impact of a notification provided through a second channel on a treatment being received, and determining a multi-channel impact model representing an impact of notifications being provided through both the first channel and the second channel on a treatment being received.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a recycling method of a ternary material micropowder, and use thereof. The recycling method includes: washing the ternary material micropowder with water, and adding a coating agent and an promotor; subjecting a resulting mixture to a reaction under heating and pressurization, and filtering to obtain a coated base material; subjecting the coated base material to sintering, adding an extracting agent to a resulting sintered material, and stirring and filtering to obtain a filter residue; and subjecting the filter residue to drying, sieving, and iron removal to obtain a ternary cathode material. In the present disclosure, the coating agent and the promotor are added to achieve high-pressure hydrothermal coating for the micropowder. The coating agent can optimize the storage performance of the material and increase the life of the material.

Abstract: Disclosed is a method for efficiently removing fluorine from a spent lithium battery. The method comprises: mixing aluminum and a sodium hydroxide solution for reaction to obtain a sodium metaaluminate solution; introducing sulfuric acid into the sodium metaaluminate solution, and stirring to react at a certain temperature to obtain a fluorine removal agent; adding a sodium fluoroaluminate seed crystal and the fluorine removal agent into an impurity-removed battery powder leaching solution, introducing a sodium carbonate solution at the same time, performing reaction at a certain temperature, controlling the pH value of a reaction endpoint, and performing solid-liquid separation after the reaction is finished to obtain a fluorine-removed liquid and filter residues; and adding the sodium hydroxide solution into the filter residues for reaction, and performing solid-liquid separation to obtain a filtrate containing fluorine and aluminum, and insoluble residues.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present disclosure provide a method for identifying those entities within a network that have the most influence on other entities within the network. A multi-relational network comprising links among a plurality of physicians is generated based on peer network data, wherein each link indicates a first physician that influences a second physician, and a weight of the influence. A decision by a treating physician of the plurality of physicians is decomposed, using a deep learning engine, into a magnitude of peer influence and a magnitude of control factor influence based on the multi-relational network and a plurality of control factors respectively. The magnitude of peer influence among one or more physicians in the multi-relational network is distributed among physicians in the multi-relational network based on the links each physician maintains with other physicians.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preparation method of a ternary precursor, including: S1: mixing a first metal salt solution with a soluble nickel salt, a soluble cobalt salt, and a soluble manganese salt, ammonia water, and a sodium hydroxide solution, adjusting a pH, and heating and stirring a resulting mixture to allow a reaction; and aging and filtering a resulting slurry to obtain a precursor seed crystal; S2: adding the precursor seed crystal to a dilute acid solution, and stirring and filtering a resulting mixture to obtain an acidified seed crystal; and S3: mixing a second metal salt solution with a soluble nickel salt, a soluble cobalt salt, and a soluble manganese salt, a sodium hydroxide solution, and the acidified seed crystal, adjusting a pH, and heating and stirring a resulting mixture to allow a reaction; and aging, filtering, and drying a resulting slurry to obtain the ternary precursor.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of metal oxide materials, and discloses a synthesis method of cobalt hydroxide and cobalt hydroxide. The synthesis method includes: (1) stirring and heating ammonium citrate, introducing a protective gas, adding a cobalt salt and a mixed alkali liquor to allow a reaction, and adjusting a pH to obtain a cobalt hydroxide slurry; and (2) subjecting the cobalt hydroxide slurry to alkali-leaching, filtering, and slurrying a resulting filter residue; and washing a resulting slurry with a detergent, and drying the resulting slurry to obtain the cobalt hydroxide. In the present disclosure, ammonium citrate is used as a base solution, and a cobalt solution and a mixed alkali liquor are added to synthesize a cobalt hydroxide slurry in one step under a protective atmosphere.

Abstract: The present disclosure belongs to the technical field of battery materials, and discloses a silicon/carbon composite anode material, and a preparation method and use thereof. The preparation method includes the following steps: S1. dissolving a graphite anode powder in an acid solution, and conducting solid-liquid separation (SLS) to obtain a precipitate; and washing and drying the precipitate, adding a reducing agent, and subjecting a resulting mixture to heat treatment to obtain a purified graphite material; and S2. mixing a modified silicon powder with the graphite material, adding a resulting mixture to a polyimide (PI)-containing N,N-dimethylformamide (DMF) solution, and stirring; and subjecting a resulting mixture to distillation and then to carbonization to obtain the silicon/carbon composite anode material.

Abstract: The disclosure discloses a precursor with a transformed crystal form and a preparation method thereof. The preparation method includes: (1) heating a carbonate solution, a cobalt salt to allow a reaction, and spray adding a carbonate solution to allow a reaction to obtain a cobalt carbonate slurry; (2) allowing the slurry to stand, spray adding a cobalt salt and a carbonate solution, and spray adding a cobalt salt using a single spray head at a flow rate of 1 m3/h to 3 m3/h and a carbonate solution using no less than three spray heads each at a flow rate of 0.2 m3/h to 5 m3/h to obtain cobalt carbonate with a transformed crystal form; and (3) further spray adding a cobalt salt and a carbonate solution to the cobalt carbonate with a transformed crystal form, heating to allow a constant-temperature reaction, and washing and calcining a product.

Abstract: The present invention discloses a radially-structured nickel-based precursor and a preparation method thereof. An overall shape of the precursor is a secondary sphere formed by agglomeration of primary crystal grains; and the secondary sphere has a loose and porous network core inside and uniform and regular strip primary crystal grains outside, and the strip primary crystal grains grow outward perpendicularly to a surface of the core and are arranged radially and closely. The precursor structure of the present invention is more suitable for high-power battery cathode materials. The internal loose structure is more likely to form a void in the center during a preparation process of a cathode material, which helps to expand a contact area between an active material and an electrolyte.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves a calculation method and device for intelligent cutting squid white slices, the calculation method being implemented on the device for intelligent cutting squid white slices. The calculation method may be implemented on a calculation device, the calculation device may have at least one processor and at least one storage medium including an instruction set used for intelligent cutting the squid white slices, the calculation method including: reading a laser point cloud data of a three-dimensional (3D) topography of the squid white slices; optimizing the laser point cloud data; extracting an effective area of the squid white slices; determining a cutting zero point; determining a cutting process area; and determining optimization of a cutting point position and a cutting angle. The one or more embodiments provided by the present disclosure may satisfy the needs of large-scale continuous production in factories, reduce labor costs, and improve production efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a preparation method of platy aluminum-doped cobalt carbonate and use thereof. The preparation method includes the following steps: S1: mixing a cobalt salt, an aluminum salt, and a polyhydroxy compound to prepare a mixed solution; S2: mixing the mixed solution with an ammonium bicarbonate solution, adjusting a pH, and heating and stirring to allow a reaction to obtain a seed crystal solution; and S3: adding the mixed solution and an ammonium bicarbonate solution to the seed crystal solution, adjusting a pH, and heating and stirring to allow a reaction, during which a solid content in a slurry is controlled at 20% to 40% until a particle size in the slurry grows to a target value; and separating out, washing, and drying a solid phase to obtain the platy aluminum-doped cobalt carbonate.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves a calculation method and device for intelligent cutting squid white slices, the calculation method being implemented on the device for intelligent cutting squid white slices. The calculation method may be implemented on a calculation device, the calculation device may have at least one processor and at least one storage medium including an instruction set used for intelligent cutting the squid white slices, the calculation method including: reading a laser point cloud data of a three-dimensional (3D) topography of the squid white slices; optimizing the laser point cloud data; extracting an effective area of the squid white slices; determining a cutting zero point; determining a cutting process area; and determining optimization of a cutting point position and a cutting angle. The one or more embodiments provided by the present disclosure may satisfy the needs of large-scale continuous production in factories, reduce labor costs, and improve production efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure discloses a recycling method for a mixed waste material of lithium nickel manganese cobalt oxide (LNMCO) and lithium iron phosphate (LFP), including: conducting acid-leaching to obtain an acid-leaching liquor with nickel, cobalt, manganese, phosphorus, iron, and lithium; conducting adsorption separation with a resin, washing the resin with sulfuric acid to obtain a mixed solution of nickel sulfate, cobalt sulfate, and manganese sulfate, and subjecting the mixed solution to precipitation to obtain an LNMCO cathode material precursor; and subjecting an obtained solution with phosphorus, iron, and lithium to lithium precipitation to obtain a lithium salt precipitate, and subjecting a post-precipitation solution to concentration and electrospinning to obtain a ferric phosphate/carbon material. The process of the present disclosure can achieve comprehensive recycling of a mixed waste material of LNMCO and LFP and the directed circulation of waste LNMCO and LFP materials.

Abstract: A large-flux in-situ filtration device for marine microorganism based on a multi-channel circulation distributor is provided, comprising an energy and control module, a circulation distribution module, a filtration module, a pump module, a filtration volume measurement module, a pipeline connection, and a main body support frame. The circulation distribution module may include a multi-channel circulation distributor, a deep-sea servo motor, etc. The filtration module may include a plurality of filter film holders. The pump module may include a stainless steel gear pump, a deep-sea drive motor, etc. The filtration volume measurement module may include a water meter, a camera, and an LED light.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves an intelligent method and device for cutting squid white slices, the intelligent method being implemented on the intelligent device for cutting squid white slices. The method may be implemented on a calculating device, the calculating device may have at least one processor and at least one storage medium including an instruction set used for cutting the squid white slices, the method including: reading a laser point cloud data of a three-dimensional (3D) topography of the squid white slices; optimizing the laser point cloud data; extracting an effective area of the squid white slices; determining a cutting zero point; determining a cutting process area; and determining optimization of a cutting point position and a cutting angle. The one or more embodiments provided by the present disclosure may satisfy the needs of large-scale continuous production in factories, reduce labor costs, and improve production efficiency.

Abstract: The present disclosure involves an intelligent method and device for cutting squid white slices, the intelligent method being implemented on the intelligent device for cutting squid white slices. The method may be implemented on a calculating device, the calculating device may have at least one processor and at least one storage medium including an instruction set used for cutting the squid white slices, the method including: reading a laser point cloud data of a three-dimensional (3D) topography of the squid white slices; optimizing the laser point cloud data; extracting an effective area of the squid white slices; determining a cutting zero point; determining a cutting process area; and determining optimization of a cutting point position and a cutting angle. The one or more embodiments provided by the present disclosure may satisfy the needs of large-scale continuous production in factories, reduce labor costs, and improve production efficiency.

Abstract: Methods and systems to identify collaborative communities of individuals from graphs of multiple types of relationships amongst the individuals, including to mine data related to multiple types of relationships amongst individuals, construct graphs to represent the respective types of relationships amongst individuals, and perform a multiplex graph convolutional network (MGCN) artificial intelligence machine learning (AIML) analysis across the multiple graphs to identify the collaborative communities. A mathematical representation of the graphs may be learned/tuned to optimize clustering of the individuals. Multiple parameters (inter-graph weights, consensus regularization function) may be jointly tuned based on a joint optimization function. The collaborative communities may be displayed such that relative positions of the individuals represent measures of influence exerted by the respective individuals within the respective collaborative communities.

Abstract: Methods, systems, and apparatus, including computer programs encoded on a computer storage medium, for obtaining data for a set of patients that each have a certain condition. A first and second sequence of data is determined based on the obtained data. A scoring model is generated by processing the first and second sequence of data to train a neural network. The scoring model determines a confidence that an individual has the particular healthcare condition. Patient scoring data is provided to the scoring model to determine the confidence that the individual has the healthcare condition. A confidence score is received as an output of the scoring model in response to providing the patient scoring data. The confidence score represents a determined confidence that the individual has the healthcare condition. An indication that represents the confidence that the individual has the healthcare condition is provided based on the received confidence score.

Abstract: A computer-assisted method to timely provide notifications of treatments, the method including receiving de-identified longitudinal medical records, receiving notification data, identifying anonymized patients that received the treatment, identifying notifications for the treatment that were received by the recipients, determining, for each of the identified notifications, whether the recipient is an anonymized patient identified as having received the treatment, determining, for each of the identified notifications for the treatment determined to be received by a recipient that is an anonymized patient identified as having received the treatment, a time relationship between the time when the treatment was received by the anonymized patient and the time that the notification was received by the recipient that is the anonymized patient, and determining, for each of the anonymized patients that received the treatment, associations between one or more time relationships for notifications received by the anonymiz