Abstract: This invention is in the field of medical devices. Specifically, the present invention provides fluidic systems having a plurality of reaction sites surrounded by optical barriers to reduce the amount of optical cross-talk between signals detected from various reaction sites. The invention also provides a method of manufacturing fluidic systems and methods of using the systems.

Abstract: The present invention is generally directed towards systems and methods for generating audited and unaudited financial statements and reports. One embodiment is a system for generating audited and unaudited financial statements and reports. The system may extract financial data from one or more financial sources and generate financial statements with fields having associated fields. Further, the system may import the financial data into the fields of the financial statements/reports and create links between the fields and associated fields. Accordingly, when the financial statements/reports are audited and/or revised, causing the value of a field to change, all the linked fields are updated by the system.

Abstract: A shield that is substantially planar and pliant, and includes at least two substantially parallel slits provided in the shield into which the fingers of one hand of the user may be inserted so as to wrap around the portion of the shield between those slits and retain the shield in a position to obscure visual access to the information the user wants to shield from view.