Abstract: Provided herein are methods and kits for analyzing a biological sample obtained from a subject having, suspected of having, or being at risk for a disease associated with the contact activation system.

Abstract: Provided is a method and system for managing data processing rates at a network adapter using a temperature sensor. A temperature of a component in the adapter transmitting data over a network is measured. A rate at which data is processed in the adapter over the network is reduced in response to determining that the measured temperature exceeds a threshold.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program for managing congestion in a network controller, which in one embodiment, substantially all packets having an assigned priority value below a selected priority level are culled. In another embodiment, selected flows of packets into a network controller are culled at selected culling rates. In one example, a selected flow may be drastically culled. In another example, all flows may be culled at a certain rate which does not exceed a maximum for each flow. In another example, culling techniques may be combined.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a method is provided. The method of this embodiment includes determining, at least in part by network interface controller circuitry, whether at least one signature that is based at least in part upon one or more respective portions of one or more respective packets is associated with at least one virus. Of course, many alternatives, variations, and modifications are possible without departing from this embodiment.

Abstract: Provided are a method, system, and program implemented by a device driver executing in a computer for handling interrupts from an associated device, wherein the device driver is capable of interfacing with the associated device. The device driver periodically monitors usage of the processors in the system and pins a processor to execute the interrupt handler of the device driver based upon the monitored usage. If the usage of the pinned processor exceeds that of one or more of the other processors, the device driver may pin the interrupt handlers to a different, lower utilized processor.

Abstract: A system and method of adapting the link speed of a network controller to the available power supply is provided. At higher network link speeds, computing systems consume more power. Thus, a network controller of the present invention selects a network adapter link speed in response to the availability and capacity of a local power supply, so as to maximize the longevity of system operation based upon this power supply. The network link speed may be altered in response to a periodic maintenance routine that lowers the link speed when the local power supply is finite in capacity (e.g., a battery or Uninterruptible Power System) and raises the link speed when the local power supply is infinite in capacity (e.g., an AC power source).