Abstract: A flavoring sheet with improved physical properties, a smoking article including the same, and methods of producing the flavoring sheet and the smoking article are provided. The flavoring sheet according to some embodiments of the present disclosure may include a hydrocolloid material configured to form a sheet, a flavoring, and a plasticizer. The plasticizer can improve physical properties of the flavoring sheet and thus enhance workability of a process of cutting the flavoring sheet.

Abstract: Disclosed is an image sensor including a first tap pixel, a second tap pixel, and an overflow detection circuit suitable for detecting overflow of the first tap pixel based on a first tap pixel signal outputted from the first tap pixel and overflow of the second tap pixel based on a second tap pixel signal outputted from the second tap pixel, and forming a current path from an overflow current source to a ground voltage terminal when a voltage of the first tap pixel signal or a voltage of the second tap pixel signal drops below a predetermined voltage.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a sonosensitizer composition containing titanium dioxide nanoparticles as an active ingredient, a composition for preventing or treating cancer containing the same, and a method of preparing the same. The sonosensitizer of the present invention can solve the problem of the conventional photosensitizer, which can be used only when light can reach the target area, and increase the accumulation level of the sonosensitizer of the present invention to a maximum level within a short time, thereby enabling reduction of the time required for treatment and, due to its human-friendly stability, effective use in cancer treatment.

Abstract: A fan (1) includes a housing (20), a vane assembly (40), and a sealing device (70). The housing includes a base portion (22), a bearing sleeve (24), a self-lubricating bearing (26) received in the bearing sleeve, and a lubricant insulation ring (28) received in the bearing sleeve. The vane assembly is rotatably attached in the housing, with a central rod (44) of the vane assembly extending through the bearing and the lubricant insulation ring. The sealing device is attached to the base portion such that the bearing is sealed in the bearing sleeve between the lubricant insulation ring and the sealing device. A sealing ring (80) of the sealing device is disposed in an annular groove (39) defined in the base portion, and is pressed tightly between the sealing lid and the base portion.

Abstract: A fan (1) includes a housing (20), a vane assembly (40), and a sealing device (70). The housing includes a base portion (22), a bearing sleeve (24), a self-lubricating bearing (26) received in the bearing sleeve, and a lubricant insulation ring (28) received in the bearing sleeve. The vane assembly is rotatably attached in the housing, with a central rod (44) of the vane assembly extending through the bearing and the lubricant insulation ring. The sealing device is attached to the base portion such that the bearing is sealed in the bearing sleeve between the lubricant insulation ring and the sealing device. A sealing ring (80) of the sealing device is disposed in an annular groove (39) defined in the base portion, and is pressed tightly between the sealing lid and the base portion.

Abstract: A method of growing crystals from solution is described which includes growing crystals from a solution comprising ions under the combined effect of gravity and an applied magnetic field, in which the magnetic field in the range of about 1 to 10 times the strength of the Earth's magnetic field.