Abstract: A suction-based medical dressing assembly and method of dermal irrigation provides a flexible tube that is fluidly coupled to at least two bifurcated tube portions defined by a plurality of apertures. The tube has a proximal end opening for discharging ambient fluid. The length of the bifurcated tube portions is surrounded by an absorbent gauze material covered substantially with an occlusive sheet material, and having an adhesive strip thereon. A vacuum assembly creates a negative pressure in the tubes. The ambient fluid is absorbed by the absorbent material, and the negative pressure sucks the fluid through the apertures in the bifurcated tube portions for discharge through the opening in the tube. In operation, a patient applies the adhesive side of the occlusive device to the skin where liquid removal is desired and activates the vacuum-inducing source, thereby causing fluid runoff from the patient to be effectively removed for disposal.

Abstract: A suction-based medical dressing assembly and method of dermal irrigation provides a flexible tube that is fluidly coupled to at least two bifurcated tube portions defined by a plurality of apertures. The tube has a proximal end opening for discharging ambient fluid. The length of the bifurcated tube portions is surrounded by an absorbent gauze material covered substantially with an occlusive sheet material, and having an adhesive strip thereon. A vacuum assembly creates a negative pressure in the tubes. The ambient fluid is absorbed by the absorbent material, and the negative pressure sucks the fluid through the apertures in the bifurcated tube portions for discharge through the opening in the tube. In operation, a patient applies the adhesive side of the occlusive device to the skin where liquid removal is desired and activates the vacuum-inducing source, thereby causing fluid runoff from the patient to be effectively removed for disposal.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying similar and coordinated communications between computers connected by a network are described. Communications between a plurality of pairs of computers are monitored to obtain respective flow metrics for a first and second pair of computers. The flow metric represents at least one property of the data flow between the pair of computers. Representations of the evolution of the data flows between the pairs of computers are updated using the flow metrics. The representations of the evolution of the data flows are compared to determine the similarity of the data flows between the pairs of computers. The first pair of computers and the second pair of computers are identified as exhibiting similar and coordinated communication if their data flows are determined to be similar.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for identifying similar and coordinated communications between computers connected by a network are described. Communications between a plurality of pairs of computers are monitored to obtain respective flow metrics for a first and second pair of computers. The flow metric represents at least one property of the data flow between the pair of computers. Representations of the evolution of the data flows between the pairs of computers are updated using the flow metrics. The representations of the evolution of the data flows are compared to determine the similarity of the data flows between the pairs of computers. The first pair of computers and the second pair of computers are identified as exhibiting similar and coordinated communication if their data flows are determined to be similar.

Abstract: An electronics module for an underwater well installation, comprising a housing and first and second electronics components, the said first and second electronics components relating to diverse systems and being located within the housing.

Abstract: In one embodiment, a computer accessible medium stores a plurality of instructions which, when executed: (i) statistically analyze account data corresponding to a plurality of accounts at a financial institution to determine which account data items are most strongly correlated to a charge-off event in an account (and/or a fee revenue event, in some embodiments); (ii) generate one or more factors for one or more equations corresponding to the plurality of accounts, the one or more factors weighting the account data items according to relative correlation to the charge-off event; and (ii) evaluate the one or more equations for the plurality of accounts and establish an account feature for each of the plurality of accounts responsive to the evaluation. For example, the account feature may be the overdraft limit.

Abstract: Self-metallizing polyimide films are created by doping polyamic acid solutions with metallic ions and solubilizing agents. Upon creating a film, the film is exposed to coherent light for a specific time and then cured. The resulting film has been found to have a metallic surface layer and a metallic subsurface layer (interlayer). The layer separating the metallic layer has a uniform dispersion of small metal particulates within the polymer. The layer below the interlayer has larger metal particulates uniformly distributed within the polymer. By varying the intensity or time of exposure to the coherent light, three-dimensional control of metal formation within the film is provided.

Abstract: Several paper grades are finished in a supercalender (1) or similar calender types in order to increase the smoothness, gloss and other properties of the paper. According to the invention, the method for producing coated and calendered paper or paper board, comprises steps of coating a sheet of paper or paper board and bringing the sheet containing water to a calender (1), leading the sheet in at least one nip formed by two rolls (18, 19) of the calender (1) and imposing simultaneously heat and pressure on the sheet in the nip in order to treat the surface of the web, whereby also water is removed from the sheet, removing water from the sheet before winding in such an extent that the moisture content of the sheet is adjusted to a value of 4.0% or less, leading the treated sheet to a winder (21), and winding the sheet on a roll.