Abstract: A toolstring for plugging and perforating a wellbore includes a perforating gun extending between an uphole end and a downhole end longitudinally opposed to the uphole end, a plugging assembly extending between an uphole end and a downhole end longitudinally opposed to the uphole end of the plugging assembly, the plug assembly including a setting tool physically attached directly to the perforating gun, the setting tool including an elongate housing extending between an uphole end and a downhole end opposite the uphole end of the housing, an open passageway extending from the uphole end to the downhole end of the housing, and wherein the setting tool further includes an elongate mandrel positioned in the open passageway and having an uphole end and a downhole end opposite the uphole end of the mandrel, and a combustion chamber located within the elongate housing for receiving an energetic charge.

Abstract: A smoking material wrapper for wrapping a smoking material portion of a smoking article includes tobacco fibers and at least one vanilla material from among vanillin, ethyl vanillin, and ethyl vanillin glucoside. A smoking article includes a smoking material portion wrapped with the smoking material wrapper; a filter portion wrapped with a filter wrapper, and a tipping wrapper wrapped around the filter portion and at least a partial area of the smoking material portion such that the smoking material portion and the filter portion are combined.

Abstract: A cartridge may include: a housing; a reservoir located in the housing and storing an aerosol generating material; an atomizer located in the housing and configured to generate vibration to atomize the aerosol generating material to an aerosol; a liquid delivery element configured to absorb the aerosol generating material stored in the reservoir and deliver the absorbed aerosol generating material to the atomizer; and a resistor located in the housing and configured to eliminate noise of a signal applied to the atomizer.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes a cavity into which a cigarette is inserted, a light source that emits light to the cigarette inserted in the cavity, a reuse detection sensor that receives light reflected from the cigarette, a heater that heats the cigarette inserted into the cavity, and a controller, and the controller determines whether or not to operate the heater based on a rate of increase or decrease of a sensing value received from the reuse detection sensor.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device includes an inhalation sensor configured to detect user's inhalation, and a controller configured to compare first inhalation data obtained from the inhalation sensor with second inhalation data stored beforehand to perform user authentication according to a comparison result. Therefore, unauthorized use by an unauthorized user or a minor may be prevented.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device may include an accommodation space where an aerosol-generating article is accommodated, a heater configured to generate aerosol by heating the aerosol-generating article, a transducer configured to output ultrasonic waves toward the accommodation space, receive ultrasonic waves reflected from the accommodation space, and generate electric signals corresponding to the received ultrasonic waves, and a processor configured to determine a type of the aerosol-generating article accommodated in the accommodation space based on the electric signals generated by the transducer, and control an operation of the heater based on the determined type of the aerosol-generating article.

Abstract: Evaluation arrangement for a thermal gas sensor with at least one heater and at least one detector. The evaluation arrangement is configured to obtain information about an amplitude of a detector signal of a first detector, and information about a first phase difference between a heater signal and the detector signal of the first detector. In addition, the evaluation arrangement is configured to form as an intermediate quantity, dependent on the information about the amplitudes of the detector signal and dependent on the information about the first phase difference, a combination signal, and to determine information about a gas concentration or information about a thermal diffusivity of a fluid on the basis of the combination signal.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device and an operation method thereof are disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the disclosure includes a display, a button, and a controller. Upon receiving first input through the button while a screen indicating a first state among a plurality of states is displayed, the controller changes the screen indicating the first state to a screen indicating a second state. Upon receiving second input, which is different from the first input, through the button while the screen indicating the first state is displayed, the controller changes the screen indicating the first state to a setting screen related to the first state. Upon receiving input through the button while the setting screen related to the first state is displayed, the controller updates settings related to the first state. The controller changes the setting screen related to the first state to the screen indicating the first state in response to update.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating article according to an embodiment of the disclosure includes: a tobacco rod; a filter rod located downstream of the tobacco rod; and a wrapper surrounding outer circumferential surfaces of the tobacco rod and the filter rod, wherein the tobacco rod includes: a structure supporting the wrapper in a transverse direction; and at least one channel formed between the wrapper and the structure.

Abstract: An aerosol-generating device is disclosed. The aerosol-generating device of the present disclosure includes a cartridge, which includes an inner wall defining an insertion space into which a stick is inserted and a chamber formed between the inner wall and an outer wall to store an aerosol-generating substance, a wick, which is disposed adjacent to one end of the insertion space, which is elongated so as to be connected to the chamber, and which has formed therein a hollow portion, a heater, which is configured to heat the wick, and a probe member, which is elongated such that at least a portion thereof is disposed in the insertion space. When the stick is inserted into the insertion space, the at least the portion of the probe member is inserted into the stick.

Abstract: A perforating gun system includes an outer housing, a charge carrier assembly slidably receivable in the outer housing, wherein the charge carrier assembly includes a charge carrier having a central axis, a first endplate coupled to a first end of the charge carrier, and a second endplate coupled to a second end of the charge carrier, and an annular initiator assembly connectable to the charge carrier assembly, wherein the initiator assembly has a central opening whereby a central axis of the initiator assembly extends centrally through the central opening and parallel with the central axis of the charge carrier, wherein the initiator assembly is configured to detonate a detonator of the perforating gun system in response to receiving a firing signal.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to an antibody or an antigen-binding portion thereof having specific binding affinity to a misfolded SOD1. Pharmaceutical compositions comprising same and methods of using same are also provided.

Abstract: Disclosed is an environmentally friendly packaging material for cigarettes having excellent physical properties. According to one aspect, provided is a packaging material for cigarettes including a polyolefin and a calcium carbonate.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device measures a current temperature of a heater before power is supplied to the heater that heats an aerosol generating material, and sets a preheating completion parameter, based on the measured current temperature of the heater, and a value of an amount of heat required to be supplied to the aerosol generating material to generate an adequate amount of aerosol. The aerosol generating device controls power supplied to the heater, based on the preheating completion parameter, such that a value of an amount of heat supplied to the aerosol generating material by the heater reaches the value of the amount of heat required to be supplied to the aerosol generating material.

Abstract: An aerosol generating device is provided. The aerosol generating device includes: a pipe shaped to include an insertion space; a heater having a cylindrical shape that surrounds the insertion space; and an induction coil positioned relative to the heater and being configured to cause the heater to generate heat in accordance with current flowing through the induction coil.

Abstract: Provided is an aerosol generating device including a heater assembly configured to perform induction heating of a cigarette accommodated in the aerosol generating device by using a susceptor, a cigarette detector including a plurality of inductance detection channels including a plurality of cigarette detection channels configured to detect insertion of the cigarette and an error detection channel configured to detect an external approach of a magnetic body to the aerosol generating device, and a controller configured to determine whether the cigarette is inserted into the aerosol generating device or the magnetic body has externally approached the aerosol generating device, based on a degree of an inductance change detected by the cigarette detection channels relative to an inductance change detected by the error detection channel.

Abstract: The present invention provides stabilization of an extracellular vesicle. Specifically, the present invention provides, for example, a method of stabilizing the extracellular vesicle including mixing an extracellular vesicle-containing sample with a saccharide and a chelating agent.

Abstract: Interchangeable track system vehicles may include a vehicle chassis having a pair of rear and front drive axles. An interchangeable track system may be configured for interchangeable deployment with vehicle wheels on at least one of the rear and front drive axles, respectively.