Abstract: An example fiber control collar is provided. The fiber control collar includes a body, an opening, and a protrusion. The body includes a front surface and an opposing rear surface. The opening is formed in and extends through the body from the front surface to the rear surface. The protrusion extends from the front surface. The fiber control collar is configured to be positioned within a complementary hollow section of a connector backshell component to maintain fibers of a fiber optic cable away from pinch points during assembly of the fiber optic connector.

Abstract: An example fiber control collar is provided. The fiber control collar includes a body, an opening, and a protrusion. The body includes a front surface and an opposing rear surface. The opening is formed in and extends through the body from the front surface to the rear surface. The protrusion extends from the front surface. The fiber control collar is configured to be positioned within a complementary hollow section of a connector backshell component to maintain fibers of a fiber optic cable away from pinch points during assembly of the fiber optic connector.

Abstract: A method of analyzing images of stained slides on a remote client computer connected to a wide area network such as the Internet includes the steps of scanning a stained slide to produce a digital image file of the stained slide and storing the digital image at a first location. An image viewer and analysis program is executed on a client computer in a location remote from the first location. A stored digital image from the first location is transferred to the client computer. A user selects a field from the stored digital image using the image and analysis viewer program. The field is then scored either manually or automatically. A user may also score a section of a field. Multiple fields and/or sections may be scored to achieve an overall score for the slide. A hardcopy report may be generated based on the scoring.