The vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) device, or more commonly known as the pacemaker for the brain, sends regular pulses of electrical energy to the brain by stimulating the vagus nerve. An incision along the outer left side of the chest is made for the implantation of the VNS battery-powered device.
A collateralized debt obligation (CDO) is a type of structured asset-backed security (ABS).DOs vary in structure and underlying assets, but the basic principle is the same. A CDO is a type of asset-backed security. To create a CDO, a corporate entity is constructed to hold assets as collateral backing packages of cash flows which are sold to investors. A sequence in constructing a CDO is:
CD-adapco is a multinational computer software company that authors and distributes applications used for computer-aided engineering, best known for its computational fluid dynamics products. In their 2009 annual user conference, CD-adapco announced that the company had grown 22% in 2008, and they expected similar results in 2009. Professional Engineering Magazine described this as recession-proof performance and went on to point out that this success is especially noteworthy considering that