Techniques for sorting search results using user characteristic data are described. A plurality of nodes of a network having node attributes for executing applications are identified. The insert also can rest on the walls of the container if those walls slope outward in the direction of the opening. The invention also contemplates using such platens for laminating a book or stack of sheets of material to form a unitary single member having reduced stresses. A predicted operational value, multivariate statistic, or both are determined based on the received data, and operating parameters of the manufacturing process are determined based on the predicted score, multivariate statistic, or both.