Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.

Abstract: A method is provided to monitor network traffic, including reserving a portion of a system memory for short-term storage of copied network traffic, wherein the system memory is volatile, receiving copied packets of intercepted network traffic traversing a network, wherein the packets are associated with a plurality of respective traffic streams included in the network traffic, storing the copied packets in the portion of the system memory, maintaining an ordered list per traffic stream of copied packets that are stored, removing copied packets selected, based on their positions in their respective ordered lists, from the portion of the system memory based on a storage constraint, receiving an attack alert identifying a packet that is involved in a network attack, identifying the traffic stream that includes the packet identified, and transferring stored copied packets that are included in the identified traffic stream from the portion of the system memory to a long-term storage device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling an augmented reality device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The augmented reality device preferentially presents and records available data streams from the various instruments on the hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids in an augmented reality user interface. The augmented reality user interface preferentially presents such data streams as readings from the various instruments in an easy-to-read, color-coded display, wherein the color coding relates to various in-tolerance and out-of-tolerance ranges related to each of the various instruments.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling a handheld device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The handheld device preferentially presents available data streams based on which instruments are closest to the handheld device, as determined using available information such as signal strength or GPS or other location-based services.

Abstract: A method is provided to monitor network traffic, including reserving a portion of a system memory for short-term storage of copied network traffic, wherein the system memory is volatile, receiving copied packets of intercepted network traffic traversing a network, wherein the packets are associated with a plurality of respective traffic streams included in the network traffic, storing the copied packets in the portion of the system memory, maintaining an ordered list per traffic stream of copied packets that are stored, removing copied packets selected, based on their positions in their respective ordered lists, from the portion of the system memory based on a storage constraint, receiving an attack alert identifying a packet that is involved in a network attack, identifying the traffic stream that includes the packet identified, and transferring stored copied packets that are included in the identified traffic stream from the portion of the system memory to a long-term storage device.

Abstract: Systems and methods for enabling a handheld device to easily collect, analyze, transmit, and act on wireless information transmitted from various instruments on hydrocarbon production and pipeline skids. The handheld device preferentially presents available data streams based on which instruments are closest to the handheld device, as determined using available information such as signal strength or GPS or other location-based services.

Abstract: A network compliance application performs a method of coalescing violation data based on rule and policy violations by retrieving network event data indicative of compliance with a set of policies, in which each of the policies has a set of rules. Policy definition includes a template of rules, definition of rule severity, and a compliance threshold specifying a number of rules of a severity that render the policy non-compliant. The compliance application computes, for each of the policies, violations, each violation indicative of a deviation from a particular rule, and displays a series of views indicative of a plurality of policies in the set of policies, each of the views indicative of violations attributable to each of the policies. From the displayed view, the application receives a detail selection corresponding to a subset of the displayed violations for detailed report display.

Abstract: A compliance manager presents a set of selectable compliance tests (e.g., templates) in a graphical user interface. For example, each compliance test has a unique configuration operable for evaluating data associated with Information Technology “IT” resources. In particular, the compliance tests can include policy and/or rule templates for use in creating targeted compliance testing of IT resources. During operation, the compliance manager receives a selection of a compliance test (e.g., from a network administrator). The compliance manager additionally enables modification of a configuration associated with the compliance test. In turn, the compliance manager applies the compliance test (along with any modifications) to the data associated with the IT resources.

Abstract: A dispenser (5) for dispensing discrete predefined quantities of animal feed to animals comprises first and second primary containers (28a, 28b) for ingredients of the animal feed. Primary metering augers (34) are provided in each primary container (28) for metering predefined quantities of the ingredients to produce a discrete predefined quantity of animal feed for dispensing to an animal. A radio frequency identity detector (82) located in the dispenser (5) identifies the identity of an approaching animal, and a microprocessor (48) in the dispenser (5) operates the primary metering augers (34) for metering out appropriate quantities of the ingredients in the first and second primary containers (28a, 28b) to produce a specific discrete predefined quantity of the animal feed for consumption by the animal. The discrete predefined quantity of the animal feed is presented to the animal in a dish-shaped base (22) of the dispenser (5).

Abstract: A network compliance application performs a method of coalescing violation data based on rule and policy violations by retrieving network event data indicative of compliance with a set of policies, in which each of the policies has a set of rules. Policy definition includes a template of rules, definition of rule severity, and a compliance threshold specifying a number of rules of a severity that render the policy non-compliant. The compliance application computes, for each of the policies, violations, each violation indicative of a deviation from a particular rule, and displays a series of views indicative of a plurality of policies in the set of policies, each of the views indicative of violations attributable to each of the policies. From the displayed view, the application receives a detail selection corresponding to a subset of the displayed violations for detailed report display.

Abstract: In a large network, it can be difficult to pinpoint and track down the causes of rule violations deviating from established policies. Conventional environment monitoring mechanisms do not categorize notifications according to those triggering rule violations, and do not identify related network entities and rules. A rule violation processor allows traversal of notifications according to rule violations, organizing the violation according to severity and recurrence, and identifies related rules and network entities which may be related to the rule violation. The resulting graphical user interface provides efficient, timely traversal and analysis of rule violations across the network to allow quick, efficient identification of the underlying cause or condition of the rule violation.

Abstract: Novel methods for expressing paths contained in queries are provided. The path expressions are composed from tokens selected from the group consisting of object identifiers, attribute identifiers, a relationship operator, and path qualifiers. Path expressions can be more easily created than by creating the path expressions directly in SQL. The path expressions can easily be incorporated into queries for querying data structured according to an object model. Examples of such queries include queries for implementing rules for checking data corresponding to IT infrastructures to see if the IT infrastructure is compliant with policies created for the IT infrastructure.

Abstract: A network compliance application performs a method of coalescing violation data based on rule and policy violations by retrieving network event data indicative of compliance with a set of policies, in which each of the policies has a set of rules. The application computes, for each of the policies, violations, each violation indicative of a deviation from a particular rule, and displays a summary view indicative of a plurality of policies in the set of policies, the summary view indicative of violations attributable to each of the policies. From the displayed summary view, the application receives a detail selection corresponding to a subset of the displayed violations in the summary view; displays, for the received detail selection, a violation view having a sequence of ranked violation entries corresponding to the detail selection.

Abstract: Compliance rules are created that can be used to help detect violations of compliance policies imposed on an IT infrastructure. Each of one or more compliance rules associated with a respective IT-infrastructure compliance policy is defined by specifying three items: 1) the type of configuration items to which the rule is to be applied, 2) the rule scope that determines which configuration items of the configuration type are to be checked for compliance, and 3) a desired state that each configuration item checked must satisfy in order to be considered in compliance.

Abstract: A compliance manager enables creation of policies and corresponding rules to test compliancy of network resources via evaluation of collected data associated with the network resources. For example, each of one or more rules associated with a respective network compliance policy has a corresponding rule scope definition indicating which portion of collected network resource data to use for verification purposes. Each rule also has a corresponding set of selected compliance conditions. The compliance conditions specify what values the portions of collected resource data as specified by the rule scope definition should be in order to be compliant. During a compliancy check, the compliance manager applies the rule scope definition to the collected data to produce a set of network resource data to be verified. Thereafter, the compliance manager determines compliancy by checking whether the produced set of network resource data matches the corresponding compliance conditions as specified for the rule.

Abstract: The present invention is based on the finding that the artificial induction of hepatic stellate cell (HSC) apoptosis in vivo can promote the resolution of liver fibrosis. Thus, the present invention provides methods for treating liver disease in a subject involving administration of an inducer of apoptosis which is capable of selectively inducing hepatic stellate cell apoptosis in the liver of the subject or of an agent which is capable of giving rise to such an inducer in the subject. In addition, the invention provides methods for treating liver fibrosis in a subject comprising the selective delivery of an inducer of apoptosis specifically to the hepatic stellate cells of the subject or of an agent which is capable of giving rise to an inducer of hepatic stellate cell apoptosis.

Abstract: A composition for removing noxious or malodorous ingredients from materials containing the same, the composition comprising an amphoteric compound; solvent; a compound selected from the group consisting of acids, salts of the acids and combinations thereof; and water, and wherein the relative amounts of each of the components present is sufficient to effect the desired removal of the noxious or malodorous ingredients. The composition may be used as an antimicrobial, biocide, smoke reduction agent, and is biodegradable.

Abstract: The present invention is based on the finding that the artificial induction of hepatic stellate cell (HSC) apoptosis in vivo can promote the resolution of liver fibrosis. Thus, the present invention provides methods for treating liver disease in a subject involving administration of an inducer of apoptosis which is capable of selectively inducing hepatic stellate cell apoptosis in the liver of the subject or of an agent which is capable of giving rise to such an inducer in the subject. In addition, the invention provides methods for treating liver fibrosis in a subject comprising the selective delivery of an inducer of apoptosis specifically to the hepatic stellate cells of the subject or of an agent which is capable of giving rise to an inducer of hepatic stellate cell apoptosis.