The present invention relates to a miniature rheometer, a parallel rheometer, and improved force sensor elements which may advantageously be used in combination with the miniature rheometer and the parallel rheometer. The UE transmits packet data to the Node Bs on an enhanced uplink dedicated transport channel. A plurality of adjacent context identifiers may be acquired, where the adjacent context identifiers may be associated with a plurality of syntax elements within at least one macroblock adjacent to the current macroblock. A modular drape and gown system extends the sterile field beyond the operating table allowing practitioners to couple to the extended field. The temperature of the absorbent is kept between 0 C.