Abstract: One or more passive collectors watch a system's real activity confirming normal responses to requests. This passive monitor may have other purposes such as measuring real performance, and determining normal completion of requests which provides complete and accurate performance and availability of the monitored system. When the passive monitoring no longer detects actual activity, the preferred embodiment automatically triggers the execution of synthetic activity which simulates the real usage of the system. This active monitoring determines the state of the usage of the system. If the simulated use of the system results in an abnormal completion of the activity, an outage is recorded. The simulation occurs on a regular interval until the passive monitor sees real normal activity.

Abstract: One or more passive collectors watch a system's real activity confirming normal responses to requests. This passive monitor may have other purposes such as measuring real performance, and determining normal completion of requests which provides complete and accurate performance and availability of the monitored system. When the passive monitoring no longer detects actual activity, the preferred embodiment automatically triggers the execution of synthetic activity which simulates the real usage of the system. This active monitoring determines the state of the usage of the system. If the simulated use of the system results in an abnormal completion of the activity, an outage is recorded. The simulation occurs on a regular interval until the passive monitor sees real normal activity.

Abstract: One or more passive collectors watch a system's real activity confirming normal responses to requests. This passive monitor may have other purposes such as measuring real performance, and determining normal completion of requests which provides complete and accurate performance and availability of the monitored system. When the passive monitoring no longer detects actual activity, the preferred embodiment automatically triggers the execution of synthetic activity which simulates the real usage of the system. This active monitoring determines the state of the usage of the system. If the simulated use of the system results in an abnormal completion of the activity, an outage is recorded. The simulation occurs on a regular interval until the passive monitor sees real normal activity.

Abstract: One or more passive collectors watch a system's real activity confirming normal responses to requests. This passive monitor may have other purposes such as measuring real performance, and determining normal completion of requests which provides complete and accurate performance and availability of the monitored system. When the passive monitoring no longer detects actual activity, the preferred embodiment automatically triggers the execution of synthetic activity which simulates the real usage of the system. This active monitoring determines the state of the usage of the system. If the simulated use of the system results in an abnormal completion of the activity, an outage is recorded. The simulation occurs on a regular interval until the passive monitor sees real normal activity.

Abstract: A hunting decoy may comprise a glove; and a simulation of a head of a quarry attached to the glove. In operation a hunter may carry the decoy to a desired hunting location and position the simulation into a position that is visible to the quarry. The hunter may move the simulation to imitate natural head movements of the quarry.

Abstract: A rheometeris disclosed for determining flow characteristics of a fluid. The rheometer comprises a circuit in which the fluid is arranged to flow. The circuit comprises a duct and a plurality of flow elements, each comprising a flow environment arranged in fluid communication with the duct. The flow environment of each element is arranged to convey fluid from an up-stream position to a downstream position of the respective flow element. The rheometer further comprises pressure sensing means arranged to determine fluid pressure at the upstream position and the downstream position of each of the plurality of flow elements. At least two of the plurality of flow elements comprise different flow environments for the fluid such that the rheometer can determine the flow characteristics of the fluid at a particular instant in time.

Abstract: There is provided a mass exchange apparatus for use in blood/air mass exchange comprising plural blood flow conduits for defining blood flow; and plural air flow conduits for defining air flow. The plural air flow conduits and the plural blood flow conduits at least partially comprise gas-permeate membrane material, and the conduits are arranged relative to each other such as to enable transfer of oxygen from the air to the blood and transfer of carbon dioxide from the blood to the air. The blood and air do not directly come into contact (i.e. the mass exchange is indirect). There is also provided a prosthetic lung comprising an elastic bellows and the at least one mass exchange apparatus herein. There is further provided an external respiratory aid to augment patient lung function comprising the at least one mass exchange apparatus herein and means to pump air and blood through the apparatus.

Abstract: An animal medication for orally treating herpes is formed of L-Lysine monohydrochloride, fishmeal and stevia sweetener.

Abstract: A method of manufacturing a disk drive and a disk drive where the width of the read element and the width of the write element are both measured at servo-writing time and the track pitch of the disk drive is set on the basis of those measurements. Disk drives with superior head width combinations are servo-written with a narrower track pitch in order to have a higher storage capacity. Disk drives with inferior head width combinations are detected before servo-writing so that the disk drive may be servo-written with wider track pitch rather than with a nominal track pitch that results in a subsequent drive failure during initial burn-in (IBI). The heads are used more efficiently in that heads that are more capable are used to their ability and less capable heads that would otherwise be disposed of are used at all.