Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for a a machine, such as a cytometer, configured to make a measure a series of measurements and to export characterising data, including in real-time, for each of those measurements; and a computer configured to receive that characterising data. With the characterising data, the computer is configured to perform the steps of executing datasteps in a datastep workflow using the characterising data and, optionally, to recognise predetermined patterns, including those indicative of a medical condition, during execution of the datasteps.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a graphical user interface for data analysis comprising the steps of: displaying a workflow diagram containing an element indicative of a first uploaded data set and elements indicative of subsequent datasteps of a workflow that a user has configured; and displaying in the workflow diagram under the control of a user the connection of a functional element in the workflow whereby at least one workflow datastep is located downstream of the connected functional element, the functional element being associated with a series of instructions.

Abstract: Systems and methods are described herein for providing a graphical user interface for data analysis comprising the steps of displaying a data workflow diagram containing an element indicative of an uploaded data set; and creating a new step in the data workflow (hereafter a new ‘datastep’) from either the uploaded data set or data of an intermediate datastep.

Abstract: A dried pet food product comprises a body substance and visually contrasting nutritive particles embedded therein, so as to be visible. The particles communicate an association with nutrition. Preferably they simulate known nutritive entities such as chicken, beef or grains. A method of forming such food bodies with embedded particles includes baking and distributing the particles over a surface of the body.

Abstract: A process for the manufacture of ethanol or a like volatile organic compound by fermenting a carbohydrate with a micro-organism which will convert the carbohydrate into ethanol or a like volatile organic compound, continuously transferring a portion of the fermentation medium to a separator where ethanol or the like volatile organic compound is evaporated from the fermentation medium at a temperature which is not deleterious to the micro-organism by subjecting the fermentation medium to a reduced pressure and recycling part or all of the remaining fermentation medium to the fermenter, the rate of the circulation of fermentation medium from the fermenter to the separator and back being such that the amount of ethanol or like volatile organic compound in the fermentation medium in the fermenter is kept sufficiently low so as not to detrimentally affect the rate of fermentation, compressing the vapor issuing from the separator thereby raising its temperature, and recondensing the compressed vapor in a heat trans