Abstract: A health care management system and method for chronic disease management such as diabetes management, hypertension management and like chronic diseases. The system is utilized by both patients and clinicians to manage the patients' chronic diseases and for clinicians to better manage a population of patients.

Abstract: A mechanism for deterring theft of an article has a dagger 10 including a dagger base and an elongated member extending therefrom and a dagger receptacle 60 affixable in close proximity to the article adapted for selectively, removably receiving the dagger.

Abstract: A health care management system and method for chronic disease management such as diabetes management, hypertension management and like chronic diseases. The system is utilized by both patients and clinicians to manage the patients' chronic diseases and for clinicians to better manage a population of patients.

Abstract: A method of monitoring or predicting corrosion using a field signature method is provided which is intended to be applicable to non-linear locations, such as bends, junctions and the like. The method includes obtaining information on a relationship which links voltage measurements, obtained for a location, between two or more electrical contacts in contact with the location at a first time and one or more other times when a current is passed through the location, to the loss of material from the location. The information on the relationship is used in a modelling process which includes the generation of a model of the location, two or more points on that location and modelling the values generated for the voltages which will be measured between the two or more points with a current applied to the location at a first and at least at a second time.

Abstract: The invention is directed towards improved accuracy of investigations into corrosion using the methods and apparatus of the invention. In particular, the invention provides a method of investigating corrosion at a location, the method including measuring the variation in the voltage between two or more electrical contacts at a first time and at one or more other times, the two or more electrical contacts being in contact with the location, passing a current through the location at the time of the voltage measurements, providing a power source external of the location to provide an applied current, using the respective voltage values from the two or more electrical contacts in the investigation of the corrosion, the part of the applied current passing through the location being measured by the use of the Hall effect.

Abstract: A method of investigating corrosion includes providing a mounting unit for two or more electrical contacts, introducing the mounting unit to a replica of a location which has not corroded, measuring the voltage between the two or more electrical contacts at one or more times, the two or more electrical contacts being in contact with the replica of the location being investigated, introducing the mounting unit to the location which may have corroded, measuring the voltage between and/or the variation in the voltage between two or more electrical contacts at a first time and at one or more other times, the two or more electrical contacts being in contact with the location being investigated, passing a current through the replica location at the time of the voltage measurement and through the location at the time of the voltage measurements, the voltage measurements for the location indicating the extent of corrosion.

Abstract: A method of monitoring or predicting corrosion using a field signature method is provided which is intended to be applicable to non-linear locations, such as bends, junctions and the like. The method includes obtaining information on a relationship which links voltage measurements, obtained for a location, between two or more electrical contacts in contact with the location at a first time and one or more other times when a current is passed through the location, to the loss of material from the location. The information on the relationship is used in a modelling process which includes the generation of a model of the location, two or more points on that location and modelling the values generated for the voltages which will be measured between the two or more points with a current applied to the location at a first and at least at a second time.

Abstract: The invention is directed towards improved accuracy of investigations into corrosion using the methods and apparatus of the invention. In particular, the invention provides a method of investigating corrosion at a location, the method including measuring the variation in the voltage between two or more electrical contacts at a first time and at one or more other times, the two or more electrical contacts being in contact with the location, passing a current through the location at the time of the voltage measurements, providing a power source external of the location to provide an applied current, using the respective voltage values from the two or more electrical contacts in the investigation of the corrosion, the part of the applied current passing through the location being measured by the use of the Hall effect.