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Research & Academic¶

Analyzing a Research Paper¶

Goal: Extract concepts, methods, results, and their relationships

Recommended: general/concept_graph

he parse paper.md -t general/concept_graph -l en -o ./paper_kb/

Why this template? - Identifies key concepts and their definitions - Maps relationships between concepts - Supports hierarchical structures (e.g., "Neural Networks" → "CNNs")

Alternatives:

Template	When to Use
`general/graph`	Broader domain knowledge
`general/doc_structure`	Document outline extraction
`general/workflow_graph`	Method/process workflows

Extracting from a Technical Document¶

Goal: Get structured information from manuals, specs, or documentation

Recommended: general/model

from hyperextract import Template

ka = Template.create("general/model", "en")
result = ka.parse(spec_text)

print(result.data)

People & Biographies¶

Analyzing a Biography¶

Goal: Extract life events, relationships, and timeline

Recommended: general/biography_graph

he parse biography.md -t general/biography_graph -l en -o ./bio_kb/

Features: - Extracts people, places, events - Captures temporal relationships - Creates timeline visualization

Example Output:

{
    "entities": [
        {"name": "Nikola Tesla", "type": "person"},
        {"name": "AC Motor", "type": "invention"}
    ],
    "relations": [
        {"source": "Nikola Tesla", "target": "AC Motor", "type": "invented", "time": "1888"}
    ]
}

Alternatives:

Template	When to Use
`general/model`	Simple person summary
`general/graph`	Complex relationships beyond timeline

Creating a Profile Summary¶

Goal: Structured summary of a person

Recommended: general/model

Finance & Business¶

Analyzing Earnings Reports¶

Goal: Extract financial metrics and summaries

Recommended: finance/earnings_summary

he parse earnings.md -t finance/earnings_summary -l en -o ./earnings/

Extracts: - Revenue, EPS, YoY growth - Segment performance - Guidance information

Identifying Risk Factors¶

Goal: Extract risk factors from SEC filings or reports

Recommended: finance/risk_factor_set

he parse 10k.md -t finance/risk_factor_set -l en -o ./risks/

Output: Unique set of risk factors with categories

Mapping Company Ownership¶

Goal: Extract ownership structure and subsidiaries

Recommended: finance/ownership_graph

he parse report.md -t finance/ownership_graph -l en -o ./ownership/

Legal Documents¶

Analyzing Contracts¶

Goal: Extract obligations, parties, and deadlines

Recommended: legal/contract_obligation

he parse contract.md -t legal/contract_obligation -l en -o ./contract/

Extracts: - Party obligations - Deadlines and milestones - Conditions and terms

Tracking Case Chronologies¶

Goal: Create timeline of legal case events

Recommended: legal/case_fact_timeline

he parse case.md -t legal/case_fact_timeline -l en -o ./case/

Extracting Defined Terms¶

Goal: Get all defined terms from a contract

Recommended: legal/defined_term_set

he parse contract.md -t legal/defined_term_set -l en -o ./terms/

Medical & Healthcare¶

Patient Timeline¶

Goal: Track hospital stay or treatment timeline

Recommended: medicine/hospital_timeline

he parse record.md -t medicine/hospital_timeline -l en -o ./patient/

Drug Information¶

Goal: Extract drug interactions and properties

Recommended: medicine/drug_interaction

he parse drug_info.md -t medicine/drug_interaction -l en -o ./drugs/

Discharge Summary¶

Goal: Generate patient discharge summary

Recommended: medicine/discharge_instruction

Traditional Chinese Medicine¶

Herb Properties¶

Goal: Extract herb characteristics and uses

Recommended: tcm/herb_property

Formula Analysis¶

Goal: Analyze herbal formula composition

Recommended: tcm/formula_composition

Industrial & Manufacturing¶

Equipment Documentation¶

Goal: Map equipment topology and connections

Recommended: industry/equipment_topology

Safety Procedures¶

Goal: Extract safety control systems

Recommended: industry/safety_control

Quick Reference¶

Task	Template	Type
Research paper concepts	`general/concept_graph`	graph
Person biography	`general/biography_graph`	temporal_graph
Financial summary	`finance/earnings_summary`	model
Risk factors	`finance/risk_factor_set`	set
Contract obligations	`legal/contract_obligation`	list
Case timeline	`legal/case_fact_timeline`	temporal_graph
Hospital timeline	`medicine/hospital_timeline`	temporal_graph
Drug interactions	`medicine/drug_interaction`	graph

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