Abstract: Methods of quantifying IgG antibodies containing high mannose N-glycans. Methods include immobilizing a protein capable of binding to IgG antibodies containing high mannose N-glycans to a substrate. Methods include adding a sample comprising IgG antibodies containing high mannose N-glycans to the immobilized protein to form a binding mixture. Methods further include adding a high mannose binder protein (HMB)-dye conjugate to the binding mixture such that the HMB-dye conjugate binds to high mannose N-glycans present in the sample. Methods include detecting the IgG antibodies containing high mannose N-glycans bound to the HMB-dye conjugate. Kits for the quantifying IgG antibodies containing high mannose N-glycans are also disclosed.

Abstract: A heap of a material to be leached to recover a valuable metal from the material includes an electromagnetic heating system to generate heat in situ in the heap.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for treatment of mined material. The apparatus comprises a source for generating electromagnetic radiation and a microwave inlet region for exposing fragments of the mined material to the electromagnetic radiation. Further, the apparatus comprises a reflective structure adjacent the microwave inlet region and providing, or surrounding, a passage for guiding the fragments of the mined material to the microwave inlet region. The reflective structure is arranged to attenuate penetration of the electromagnetic radiation from the microwave inlet region into the passage during throughput of the fragments of the mined material.

Abstract: A heap of a material to be leached to recover a valuable metal from the material includes an electromagnetic heating system to generate heat in situ in the heap.

Abstract: A heap of a material to be leached to recover a valuable metal from the material includes an electromagnetic heating system to generate heat in situ in the heap.

Abstract: A heap of a material to be leached to recover a valuable metal from the material includes an electromagnetic heating system to generate heat in situ in the heap.

Abstract: A method of sorting fragments of mined material that includes valuable and non-valuable materials is disclosed. The method comprising heating the fragments by heating selected materials within the fragments and thermally analysing fragments of the mined material to determine the temperature of each fragment. The method further comprises sorting fragments on the basis of the thermal analysis to separate fragments having a temperature within a temperature band defined by a range between an upper temperature limit and a lower temperature limit from fragments having a temperature outside the temperature band. The upper and lower temperature limits are selected to identify fragments as containing an amount of valuable material that is economically viable to extract based on the fragment temperature. Also disclosed are an apparatus for sorting mined material and a method of recovering valuable material by sorting in according with the sorting method.

Abstract: The present disclosure provides an apparatus for treatment of mined material. The apparatus comprises a source for generating electromagnetic radiation and a microwave inlet region for exposing fragments of the mined material to the electromagnetic radiation. Further, the apparatus comprises a reflective structure adjacent the microwave inlet region and providing, or surrounding, a passage for guiding the fragments of the mined material to the microwave inlet region. The reflective structure is arranged to attenuate penetration of the electromagnetic radiation from the microwave inlet region into the passage during throughput of the fragments of the mined material.

Abstract: There is described a process for generating a number representative of an analogue data source in which during enrolment a distinctive characteristic of the analogue data source is measured to obtain physical data. Part of the physical data is used to generate a physical value which is representative of the analogue source. An error correction algorithm is applied to the physical value to generate error correction data, which is then transformed, using another part of the physical data, to generate transform data. During subsequent regeneration of the physical value, the distinctive characteristic is re-measured to generate a new set of physical data, and a physical value is generated using the same part of the physical data as was used during enrolment. Error correction data is then generated by transforming the transform data, using an inverse transform to that used during enrolment, using the same part of the physical data as was used to transform the error correction data during enrolment.

Abstract: There is described an authentication system in which during an enrolment process a distinctive characteristic of a subject being enrolled is measured to generate a reference number representative of the subject. Authentication data is then generated using the reference number, and the authentication data is stored for use in a subsequent verification process. During verification, the representative characteristic of the subject being verified is re-measured to generate a test number representative of the subject being verified and the authentication data during enrolment is retrieved. The authentication system then checks for equality between the test number and the reference number using the retrieved authentication data. If the test number and the reference number are equal, then the authenticity of the subject is verified, otherwise the authenticity is denied.

Abstract: A captioning system is provided for providing captions for audio and/or video presentations. The captioning system can be used to provide text captions or audio descriptions of a video presentation. A user device is provided for the captioning system having a receiver operable to receive the captions together with synchronisation information and a caption output circuit which is operable to output the captions at the appropriate timings defined by the synchronisation information. The user device is preferably a portable hand-held device such as a mobile telephone, PDA or the like.

Abstract: There is described a number of encoders for encoding a data signal within an audio signal. In some of the encoders, the audio signal is separated into a tonal part and a residual part, and the data signal is shaped based on the residual part. In other encoders, the data signal is separated into a tonal part and a residual part, and the data signal is combined with the audio signal independence upon the residual part. In other encoders, the rate at which the data is encoded within the audio signal is varied in dependence upon the audio signal. There are also described various decoders associated with the described encoders.

Abstract: A tracking system is described in which a mobile tag having an unknown position is tracked in space over time. The mobile tag transmits a signal comprising a sequence of frequency components at different frequencies. The transmitted signal is received at each of a plurality of receivers, each having a known location. Each of the receivers measures the phase of each of the tones and the phase measures are passed to a central processing unit. The central processing unit then uses the determined phase measures to determine the position of the tag at the time of the transmission. Various novel tag arrangements are described which generate new transmission signals which improve accuracy and reliability of the position measurements obtained.