Abstract: A method of routing messages to multiple consumers comprises determining a probability function defining message classification probabilities for each of a plurality of consumer sets, receiving a plurality of messages, classifying each message, storing each message in a queue, receiving notification of a consumer available to process a message, ascertaining the consumer set to which the available consumer belongs, accessing the probabilities for the ascertained consumer set, selecting a message classification according to the accessed probabilities, and transmitting a message, of the selected classification, to the available consumer.

Abstract: This invention provides the use of rapamycin 42-ester with 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropionic acid (CCI-779) in the treatment or inhibition of hepatic fibrosis and hepatic cirrhosis.

Abstract: This invention provides the use of rapamycin 42-ester with 3-hydroxy-2-(hydroxymethyl)-2-methylpropionic acid (CCI-779) in the treatment or inhibition of hepatic fibrosis and hepatic cirrhosis.

Abstract: A client-server authentication method for use where a server process has access to a repository storing cipher-protected client passwords. The method includes applying the same cipher function to the client's copy of its password as was previously applied to generate the stored cipher-protected client passwords. This ensures that both the client and server have access to an equivalent cipher-protected client password—providing a shared secret for driving a mutual challenge-response authentication protocol without having to convert the password into cleartext at the server. The invention can be implemented without significant additional software infrastructure in a UNIX environment. Client passwords are typically stored in the UNIX password repository under the protection of the crypt( ) function applied to the combination of the password and a random number (a ‘salt’).

Abstract: A method and apparatus for display of access control in a graphical user interface (100) is provided including displaying resources in a tree structure (102) having a plurality of nodes (104, 114, 120. . . ). Each node represents a resource and each resource has the potential for one or more users in relation to one or more actions on the resource. Permission to perform an action on a resource by a principal can be selectively displayed (134). The principal can be an individual user or a group of users. The result of a query relating to permission to perform an action on a specified resource for a principal (182) can be displayed on the tree structure (102).

Abstract: The invention provides marks for use in contact lenses and contact lenses that contain the marks, which marks are highly visible. The marks of the invention are useful for determining the inside versus the outside of the lens as well as for diagnostic purposes.