Abstract: Systems and methods for are provided for predicting impending failure of a database and preemptively initiating mitigating failover actions, for example by shedding connections or redirecting connection requests to an alternate database that can fulfill resources being requested. In an example embodiment, to detect a slow or unstable database, connection wait times are monitored over a rolling window of time intervals, a quantity of intervals in which at least one excessive wait time event occurred are counted during the time window, and if the quantity exceeds a threshold, the database is deemed unavailable, thereby triggering connection adjustments.

Abstract: A motion sickness prevention eyewear presents a demarcation line in a field of view in a lens assembly. The demarcation line varies relative to the orientation of the eyewear to present a visual depiction corresponding to a natural horizon. The eyewear includes at least lens assembly that has an interior cavity defined between an inner lens, an outer lens, and a sidewall defined to join the lenses around the periphery of the lens assembly. A volume of liquid is carried in the interior cavity. The volume if liquid is responsive to changes in the orientation of the eyewear relative to the horizon.

Abstract: A motion sickness prevention eyewear presents a demarcation line in a field of view in a lens assembly. The demarcation line varies relative to the orientation of the eyewear to present a visual depiction corresponding to a natural horizon. The eyewear includes at least lens assembly that has an interior cavity defined between an inner lens, an outer lens, and a sidewall defined to join the lenses around the periphery of the lens assembly. A volume of liquid is carried in the interior cavity. The volume if liquid is responsive to changes in the orientation of the eyewear relative to the horizon.

Abstract: Software configured to interface with multiple other disparate software applications or databases to present a single user interface to a user allows the user to view and modify data from multiple applications and/or databases without having to worry about which application the data comes from. The software provides a user interface which presents to the user seamless integration of data from multiple disparate applications/databases, even though the software may have to continually interface with one or both applications to retrieve, modify, and store data. Exemplary such software comprises workbench software configured to integrate multiple EHR applications and allow for retrieval, presentation, creation, editing, and updating of data from such EHR applications.

Abstract: Methods of identifying content of interest within a corpus are disclosed. The methods may comprise the step of applying a first marker set to the corpus, where the first marker set comprises at least one marker identifying a first type of text. For a first textual unit included in the corpus, the methods may comprise generating a score for the first marker set and comparing the score to a reference score. The score may indicate a number of instances of the at least one marker in the first textual unit.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for utilizing audible, visual and textual data with multimedia forms of presenting information for real-time interactive use by multiple users in different remote environments. The system of the present invention is used for receiving, accessing, processing, storing, retrieving, transmitting and utilizing audible, visual and textual data that provides real-time interactive knowledge management, preferably over the Internet, in support of activities conducted simultaneously by multiple users in different remote locations utilizing alternative combinable multimedia digital data forms of presenting the information to simplify and maximize human understanding.

Abstract: This invention relates to a system for utilizing audible, visual, textual, and multimedia data in a knowledge management context. An Internet-enabled and customizable apparatus and method for implementing this knowledge management system is disclosed. Information is managed by way of classifying information by a slice, layer, and/or crumb level. Further, metadata may be utilized to build further context with respect to this information. Contextual relationships may be built between and among one or a plurality of customer information. In this vein, the contextual web of information (relationships of information pieces) and “knowledge polygon” (contextual dimensions to information) are built.

Abstract: A signal device for attachment to a vehicle having a housing with a plurality of signal members carried therein. The signal members are pivotally connected within an interior compartment of the housing and may be individually pivoted out of the compartment through an opening provided in the housing. An attachment device is connected to the housing and provides that the housing may be attached to a vehicle window in such a manner that the housing projects generally perpendicularly outwardly with the respect to the vehicle window, with one or more preselected signal members being exposed and hanging downwardly from the housing for alerting passersby.

Abstract: A pair of self-opening scissors or shears, or an attachment which can be used with conventionally designed scissors or shears, particularly of the kind used by barbers or the like. The invention uses a pair of inserts for the finger holes of the scissors, connected by a band of an elastic material which serves to provide a self-opening force. The inserts fit into the finger holes, simultaneously holding the elastic band and reducing the size of the finger holes for smaller hands. The self-opening finger inserts of the invention can be used with existing scissors, or built into new scissors at time of manufacture without requiring major redesign or changes in manufacture. The scissors with the invention will reduce repetitive motion injury while remaining conventional in shape and feel.