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Wang, Yifan 1963. "Audiovideo services for a virtual laboratory." Thesis, McGill University, 1994. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=26438.
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This thesis presents the design and implementation of a framework for audio/video services for a virtual laboratory. A library of subroutines was developed to support a network video/audio server, capable of performing multimedia interactive presentations in this networked environment. The network video/audio server is an upgraded form of ACME.In a virtual laboratory, the server's file system can be used to store laboratory lessons, combining circuit simulations such as SPICE or mathematical computations using MATLAB with sounds and video sequences. The clients are able to access the server's file system via TCP/IP connections and to playback a sound or a video sequence, to record a voice message, and to send a voice message or a video sequence to another workstation. The server's workstation and the client's workstations are able to perform real time audio voice communication between each other via the video/audio server. The clients can also send voice commands from the local workstation to the voice recognition toolkit in the server workstation via a TCP/IP connection with the audio/video server for hands-free interactive presentations.
The experimental results indicate that the audio/video performance is suitable for multimedia presentations in a virtual laboratory environment. The suggestions for the future development of the virtual laboratory design are presented.
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Chang, Tien-yew Josiah, and 張添佑. "Clinical trial laboratory services: industry demands and cost variation." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 2001. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B42685527.
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Chang, Tien-yew Josiah. "Clinical trial laboratory services : industry demands and cost variation /." View the Table of Contents & Abstract, 2001. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record/4268552.
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Delost, Maria Dannessa. "Quality Laboratory Services – Is it Related to Personal Credentials?" VCU Scholars Compass, 2005. https://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/5722.
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Performance on proficiency test (PT) surveys provides an objective and consistent evaluation of laboratory quality. The goal of the study, a retrospective review of existing PT results (2003) from six clinical laboratories in northeastern Ohio and western Pennsylvania was to determine the relationship of PT performance to the personnel credentials of the laboratory testing personnel. Predictor variables included the practitioner's major area of study, degree, certification and years of laboratory experience.
The study group consisted of 174 testing personnel and 11,689 proficiency-testing results, of which 11,233 were valid and included in the study. Of the 11,233 results, there were 11,120 results graded acceptable (99.0%) and 113 results were unacceptable (1.0%). The most common type of error was a technical problem (35, 31.0%) Logistic regression analysis of the full model (n=11,233, χ2 = 20.416, p=0.002) with all predictors included, showed statistical significance for the predictor, clinical laboratory major (p=0.018). Those individuals without a clinical laboratory major (EXP β = 1.820) were almost twice as likely to produce an unacceptable result when compared to those individuals with a clinical laboratory major.
The study supports the hiring of laboratory personnel who have completed a formal clinical laboratory education program. As the laboratory workforce shortage intensifies, the performance of laboratory personnel with limited years of clinical experience or those lacking a clinical laboratory major or educational degree may be important. An opportunity exists for health care facilities to investigate the benefits of clinical laboratory education programs to replenish qualified and experienced laboratory personnel.
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Ho, Chun-wah, and 何振華. "An overview of environmental laboratory testing services in Hong Kong." Thesis, The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong), 1997. http://hub.hku.hk/bib/B31253738.
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Ho, Chun-wah. "An overview of environmental laboratory testing services in Hong Kong /." Hong Kong : University of Hong Kong, 1997. http://sunzi.lib.hku.hk/hkuto/record.jsp?B18736014.
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Berryman, Paul. "LABKEY - a strategic management model for the scientific analytical services industry." Thesis, University of Portsmouth, 2000. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.369435.
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Jones, R. T. "The development of the medical laboratory scientific officer profession : Qualifying systems, professional politics and technical change." Thesis, University of Sussex, 1986. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.373914.
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Naber, Michael R. "Soundgen : a Web services based sound generation system for the psychoacoustics laboratory." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2008. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/46011.
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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2008.Includes bibliographical references.
Soundgen is a web services based sound generation system developed for the MIT Psychoacoustics Laboratory Course 6.I82. The sounds created by Soundgen are combinations of various tones and noises, produced by a dedicated server running Linux, MATLAB, Apache, and PHP. As an example, Soundgen can generate a sound containing two tones of 500ms duration, each with its own frequency and phase, and can produce them over a broadband background noise. The characteristics of the tones and noises are passed to the Soundgen web service via aJSON object sent over HTTP. When the generation is complete, the web service replies with another JSON object containing the URL of the generated sound .wav file, along with some related information. Accompanying the Soundgen web service is a smallJavaScript library, easing the web service's use inJavaScript. This library allows JavaScript programmers to simply call a soundgen() function, which triggers a callback function that executes when the request has been processed by Soundgen. The library and web service allow Psychoacoustics Laboratory students to quickly and easily create portable acoustics experiments as web-applications, which can be written and run on any computer with speakers and a modern web browser.
by Michael R. Naber.
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Zimmer, Matthew R. "The Role of Laboratory Services in Schizophrenic Primary Care Delivery| A Qualitative Study." Thesis, Capella University, 2018. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=10684889.
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The lack of primary care coordination for people with schizophrenia across the continuum of care in a rural Midwest state compromises long-term treatment success. For the purpose of primary care coordination this qualitative study explored perceptions of health care professionals that care for people with schizophrenia regarding expansion of laboratory and/or pharmacy services in the home health care setting. Mental health providers, home health care nurses, pharmacy and laboratory personnel participated in a focus group to identify common themes regarding access to care, care coordination and the utilization of laboratory and/or pharmacy services. A semistructured, open-ended focus group was used to examine the actual experiences of health care practitioners and professionals working with people with schizophrenia in the rural home health care setting. The findings of the focus group demonstrated several common themes. The first theme identified was people with schizophrenia have stigmas about their illness leading to non-compliance and reduced access to care. A second theme identified was the lack of community resources to care for people with schizophrenia. A third theme was the limited knowledge of health care providers to the utilization of home health care in the treatment of people with schizophrenia. The fourth theme was the lack of care coordination, social work and knowledge of the local issues faced by people with schizophrenia. The fifth and final theme was the lack of coordination with laboratory and pharmacy health care specialties. The results of the study may lend interest to more research regarding the utility of expanded home health care services in the care of people with schizophrenia.
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Oja, P. (Paula). "Significance of customer feedback:an analysis of customer feedback data in a university hospital laboratory." Doctoral thesis, University of Oulu, 2010. http://urn.fi/urn:isbn:9789514262739.
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The aim of the study was to evaluate the usefulness of customer satisfaction surveys and spontaneous customer feedback procedure in a university hospital laboratory. Questionnaires containing closed-ended statements and an open-ended question were used in the customer satisfaction surveys targeted at the clinical units of the university hospital and regional health centres. Customer feedback documents including the subject matters of the reports, the investigations carried out and the actions taken were analysed using qualitative content analysis. The highest dissatisfaction rates in the clinical units were recorded for computerised test requesting and reporting, turnaround times of tests, missing test results and the schedule of phlebotomy rounds. In addition, additional instructions were needed. The most common causes of dissatisfaction among regional health centres were related to electronic data transfer of laboratory test requests and reports between health centres and the university hospital laboratory, need of additional instructions for handling of samples and preparation patients for laboratory tests, problems with decentralised phlebotomy services to hospital outpatients, and unawareness of the schedule of some less common laboratory tests. Further clarifications with selected customers were needed to specify the causes of dissatisfaction. Erroneous, delayed and lacking test results were the most common errors or defects revealed in the investigations of the spontaneous customer feedback reports from both the clinical units and the external customers. The most common underlying causes of errors were unintended errors and non-compliance with operating instructions. Systematic errors were found in one-sixth of the cases. Corrective actions were carried out in three-fourths of the cases. Satisfaction survey can be used as a screening tool to identify topics of dissatisfaction. However, further clarifications are often needed to find out the customer-specific causes of dissatisfaction and to undertake targeted corrective actions. Every reported case of customer feedback should be investigated to find out possible errors and their underlying causes so that appropriate corrective actions can be taken.
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Gxoyiya, Nandipha Tinny. "The development of a stress management model for staff at the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS)." Thesis, Port Elizabeth Technikon, 2004. http://hdl.handle.net/10948/223.
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The research problem addressed in this study, was to identify strategies that could be employed to reduce stress related problems in the workplace. As the business environment is increasingly subjected to fast changing forces which include increased competition, the pressure for quality and advanced technology, innovation, and an increase in the pace of doing business, the demands on employees have grown equally dramatically. It is therefore essential to develop strategies for managing stress to give employees the required additional energy to handle particularly difficult and stressful work situations. It is important that organisations provide the assistance and support on the issue of stress as part of their proactive approach to managing employee health and safety, by drawing up contingency plans, and to have the necessary infrastructure to deal with such problems. This study investigates the strategies that can be implemented in organisations to reduce stressful situations affecting employees. The information gleaned from the literature and empirical studies enabled the development of a model for stress management in the workplace.
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Ferreira, Consuelo Gonçalves. "Perfil dos laboratórios de microbiologia de hospitais brasileiros com pelo menos dez leitos de UTI." Universidade de São Paulo, 2009. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/6/6132/tde-08022010-093429/.
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Analisaram-se os serviços laboratoriais com o objetivo de caracterizar o perfil dos laboratórios de microbiologia que realizam exames para hospitais com dez ou mais leitos de UTI e hospitais da rede sentinela, com ênfase na funcionalidade, recursos humanos e métodos de trabalho.. Estudo transversal analisou dados secundários de um levantamento realizado em 464 laboratórios de microbiologia de todos os hospitais com pelo menos dez leitos de UTI de quinze unidades federadas selecionadas. Os dados foram coletados entre abril de 2002 a dezembro de 2005. A análise descritiva foi realizada por distribuição de freqüências. As variáveis selecionadas compuseram um conjunto para descrever três dimensões dos laboratórios: organização geral (administrativa, informação e comunicação, qualidade e gestão de risco), estrutura (formação e atualização profissionais; condições físicas gerais; equipamentos, materiais de consumo e de referência) e métodos de trabalho em todas as fases do processo analítico (pré, inter e pós). Os resultados encontrados indicaram principalmente que: uma minoria dos laboratórios possui administração profissionalizada e conhece os custos dos exames; pequena adesão aos aspectos do sistema da qualidade e de biossegurança; pequeno grau de institucionalização dos laboratórios com a atualização dos seus profissionais e apenas um terço de um subconjunto dos laboratórios possuía pós-graduação na área de bacteriologia; existência de quadro potencial para ocorrência de erros na fase préanalítica do processo; há laboratórios dos hospitais com pelo menos dez leitos de UTI e os da rede sentinela que não isolam microorganismos de importância clínica e cometem erros graves no antibiograma por não seguirem recomendações técnicas atualizadas; a participação na comissão de controle de infecção hospitalar é inadequadaLaboratory services were analyzed with the objective of characterizing the profile of microbiology laboratories which perform exams for hospitals with ten or more beds of intensive care and hospitals of the sentinel network, with emphasis in functionality, human resources and method of work. Data from a survey carried out in 464 microbiology laboratories of all hospitals with ten or more beds of intensive care of fifteen selected Brazilian states were analyzed. Data were collected from April 2002 to December 2005. Descriptive analyses were done using frequency distributions. The variables were selected to describe three dimensions of the laboratories: general organization (administrative, information and communication, quality and risk management), structure (professional formation and modernization, general physical conditions, equipment, supplies and references) and methods of work in all phases of the analytical process (pre-, inter- and post-). The main results indicate that: the minority of the laboratories has professional administration and know the costs of the exams; low adherence to the aspects of the quality system; low level of institutionalization of the laboratories with the modernization of their professionals and only one third of a subset of laboratories had post-graduated professionals in the area of bacteriology; existence of a potential for occurrence of errors in the pre-analytical phase of the process; there are laboratories with ten or more beds of intensive care and hospitals of the sentinel network which do not isolate microorganisms of clinical importance and make serious mistakes in the antibiogram due to lack of adherence to the current technical recommendations; the participation in the nosocomial infection control committee is inadequate
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Schissler, Jennifer Ruth. "Species Identification by Polymerase Chain Reaction of Staphylococcal Isolates from the Skin and Ears of Dogs and Evaluation of Clinical Laboratory Standards Institute Interpretive Criteria for Canine Methcillin-resistant Staphylococcus pseudintermedius." The Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1244062057.
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Kahenya, Grace Cecilia. "Challenges of scaling up laboratory services for diagnosis and monitoring tests of HIV/AIDS patients on antiretroviral therapy in Zambia." Thesis, University of Limpopo ( Medunsa Campus ), 2009. http://hdl.handle.net/10386/650.
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Thesis (MPH) --University of Limpopo, 2009The aim of the study was to determine the challenges of scaling up and strengthening quality-assured laboratory services for diagnosis and monitoring tests for HIV / AIDS patients on Anti- retroviral Therapy (ART). The objectives of the study were to: review the current national HIV/AIDS/STI/TB policy, Laboratory policy, ART strategic plan and guidelines on the implementation of ART services in Zambia; assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) of medical doctors/clinicians and knowledge and practices of laboratory staff in the diagnosis and monitoring tests for HIV / AIDS patients on ART; assess the quality of laboratory services for diagnosis and monitoring tests of HIV / AIDS patients on ART in Zambia compared to WHO standard guidelines; quantify the time taken for CD4 count results to reach the ART centres and determine the difference between the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAPs) of medical doctors/clinicians in the ART centres with and without laboratory services for diagnosis and monitoring tests for HIV/AIDS patients on ART in Zambia. The study design was a cross-section descriptive survey of one hundred and thirty-seven (137) ART centres in the public health sector of the nine (9) provinces in Zambia. The study population consisted of six directors and managers from the Ministry of Health at national level, medical doctors/clinicians, laboratory staff, district directors of health, in charge of ART centres, and data-entry clerks in charge of Health Information Management Systems (HIMS) from one hundred and thirty-seven (137) ART centres in the public health sector in Zambia. The study findings indicated that only 23% of public sector laboratories were offering a full complement package of quality-assured laboratory services to support the ART programme in Zambia. The HIV/AIDS policy, Laboratory policy, Laboratory Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) and guidelines on ART scale-up implementation plans exist at national level but had not been fully disseminated to all the ART centres. The average number of qualified laboratory staff at district hospitals surveyed was one (1) qualified laboratory personnel which is lower than the WHO recommendation of four (4) staff per district hospital. Most of the laboratories had no CD4 count machines to support ART V services. Unfortunately, CD4 count results took more than a week to reach the ART centres. Laboratories surveyed indicated a lack of equipment maintenance plans and service contracts. External Quality Assessment for diagnosis and monitoring tests for HIV/AIDS patients on ART was not yet well established. The findings also indicated that Medical Doctors/Clinicians working in the ART centres with laboratory services to support ART programme had better prognosis and treatment of patients on ART compared to those working in the ART centres without laboratory services. There was no difference in the knowledge, attitude and practices of Medical Doctors/Clinicians in the diagnosis and monitoring tests for the management of HIV/AIDS patients on ART in ART centres with and without laboratory service to support the ART programme in Zambia. In conclusion, the Ministry of Health should improve and increase accessibility to fully functional laboratory services to support ART programmes in order to reduce turn-around time for the CD4 count results to reach the ART centres. CD4 count machines should be provided to all the laboratories in ART centres and include service maintenance contracts to support ART services. The policy and decision makers should improve and strengthen the quality of laboratory services by disseminating the National HIV/AIDS policy, Laboratory policy, Laboratory SOPs and guidelines on ART scale-up implementation plan. The recruitment, training and improvement of redistribution of qualified staff should be accelerated to accommodate the current high workload, range of tests performed and an increase in laboratory operations with ART scale-up programme. A standard format of recording and reporting CD4 count results should be put in place (i.e. computerised or manual system). The Ministry of Health should develop guidelines and establish quality assurance systems and affiliate the laboratories to participate in the &ADC regional External Quality Assurance for accreditation such as the South African National Accreditation Systems (SANAS), to support the ART programme.
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Fischer, Shira H. "Factors Associated with Ordering and Completion of Laboratory Monitoring Tests for High-Risk Medications in the Ambulatory Setting: A Dissertation." eScholarship@UMMS, 2011. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/543.
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Since the Institute of Medicine highlighted the devastating impact of medical errors in their seminal report, “To Err is Human” (2000), efforts have been underway to improve patient safety. A portion of medical errors are due to medication errors, and a large portion of these can be attributed to inadequate laboratory monitoring.
In this thesis, I attempt to address this small but important corner of this patient safety endeavor. Why are patients not getting their laboratory monitoring tests? Do they fail to complete them or do doctors not order the tests in the first place? Which prescribers and which patients are least likely to do what is needed for testing to happen and what interventions would be most promising?
To address these questions, I conducted a systematic review of existing interventions. I then proceeded with three aims: 1) To identify reasons that patients give for missing monitoring tests; 2) To identify patient and provider factors associated with monitoring test ordering; and 3) To identify patient and provider factors associated with completion of ordered testing.
To achieve these aims, I worked with patients and data at the Fallon Clinic. For aim 1, I conducted a qualitative analysis of their reasons for missing tests as well as reporting completion and ordering rates. For aims 2 and 3, I used electronic medical record data and conducted a regression with patient and provider characteristics as covariates to identify factors contributing to test ordering and completion.
Interviews revealed that patients had few barriers to completion, with forgetting being the most common reason for missing a test. The quantitative studies showed that: older patients with more interactions with the health care system were more likely to have tests ordered and were more likely to complete them; providers who more frequently prescribe a drug were more likely to order testing for it; and drug-test combinations that were particularly dangerous, indicated by a black box warning, were more likely to have appropriate ordering, though for these combinations, primary care providers were less likely to order tests appropriately, and patients were less likely to complete tests.
Taken together, my work can inform future interventions in laboratory monitoring and patient safety.
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Lutz, Eric Anthony. "Human and Animal Exposure to Airborne Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA): Laboratory Evaluations and Veterinary Hospital Pilot Study." The Ohio State University, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1276101615.
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Silva, Claudia Mara da. "Gerenciamento de resíduos sólidos gerados em laboratório de análises clínicas na cidade de Ribeirão Preto - SP, 2007: um estudo de caso." Universidade de São Paulo, 2008. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/22/22133/tde-29042008-105738/.
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O crescimento desordenado da população mundial, o aumento da industrialização, o consumismo exagerado, e, conseqüentemente, o aumento na geração de resíduos, vêm gerando impactos negativos na saúde humana e ambiental. No contexto dessa problemática ambiental, destaca-se a produção de resíduos perigosos e, entre esses, os resíduos de serviços de saúde - RSS. Por se caracterizarem como perigosos, várias recomendações, normas e legislações surgiram no âmbito mundial, no sentido de se encontrar um melhor sistema para seu manejo e destinação final. No Brasil, atualmente em vigor, as normas RDC No 306/04 da Anvisa e Resolução No 358/05 do Conama, dão diretrizes para a elaboração de um plano de gerenciamento de resíduos de serviços de saúde - PGRSS. Entretanto, tais legislações tratam os RSS de forma mais geral, não abordando especificamente a situação dos resíduos gerados em laboratórios de patologia e análises clínicas. O presente trabalho teve por objetivo diagnosticar a situação do gerenciamento de resíduos gerados em um laboratório de análises clínicas da rede privada, do município de Ribeirão Preto - SP, à luz da atual legislação brasileira sobre RSS. Trata-se de um estudo de caso com abordagem quali-quantitativa. A coleta de dados foi realizada por meio de duas entrevistas, uma observação sistematizada, e também pela caracterização dos resíduos gerados no serviço selecionado para o estudo. Pelas entrevistas e observação sistematizada foi possível constatar que o laboratório não possui um sistema de gerenciamento integralmente de acordo com as atuais legislações brasileiras, em especial no que se refere à elaboração do PGRSS, à determinação de um gerente de resíduos e à segregação, identificação e acondicionamento dos RSS. A caracterização dos 173,98 kg de resíduos totais gerados em 15 dias, de um período de quatro semanas, pelo laboratório revelou a produção dos cinco grupos de resíduos (A, B, C, D e E), segundo a legislação atual, sendo 92,88 kg de resíduos comuns (53,40%) e 81,10 kg (46,60 %) de resíduos segregados como RSS. A média diária de produção de resíduos comuns, de 15 dias das quatro semanas de estudo, foi de 6,19 kg/dia de resíduos comuns e de 5,41 kg/dia de RSS. Os tipos de resíduos mais freqüentemente encontrados foram: o plástico, que representou 31,22% da média diária segregada como RSS, seguido pelos perfurocortantes, que representaram 30,00% da média diária segregada como RSS. Os setores com maior produção de RSS foram os da Esterilização (35,43%), seguidos pelos setores de Coleta de Material (21,20%) e de Microbiologia (20,61%). Pelo estudo concluímos a necessidade de adaptação do laboratório pesquisado às atuais legislações, dando ênfase à imediata implantação de um PGRSS e de um Gerente de Resíduos, além de um programa de educação continuada em serviço. Ressaltamos, também, a importância do papel dos serviços de fiscalização sanitária e das agências ambientais, no sentido de contribuir para maior conscientização dos geradores de RSS, em especial dos serviços de saúde de pequeno porte, incluindose os laboratórios de análises clínicas.World population has been growth disorderly; increasing industrialization; excessive consumerism, and, consequently, increasing the waste generation as well as the negative impacts on the environment and human health. In this context, the environmental problematic includes the production of hazardous waste and, among these, the waste of health services - RSS. Owing to it´s hazardous characterization, several recommendations, rules and laws came under world, to find a better system for its management and final destination. In Brazil, currently in force, the rules of RDC No 306/04 of Anvisa and of the Resolution No 358/05 of Conama, give guidelines for the preparation of a plan for managing waste of health services - PGRSS. However, such laws treat RSS more generally, not specifically addressing the situation of the waste generated in the laboratory of pathology and clinical analyses. This study aimed to diagnose the situation on the waste management generated in laboratory analyses of the private network, the municipality of Ribeirao Preto - SP, over the current brazilian legislation on RSS. This is a case study approach to qualiquantitative. Data collection was performed by means of two interviews, a systematic observation, and also for characterization of the waste generated in the service selected for the study. For interviews and systematic observation could see that the laboratory did not have a system of management entirely in accordance with the current brazilian legislation, in particular with regard to the preparation of PGRSS, the determination of a manager of waste and segregation, identification and packaging of RSS. The characterization of 173.98 kilograms of total waste generated in 15 days, a period of four weeks, the laboratory revealed the production of the five groups of waste (A, B, C, D and E), according to the current legislation, and 92.88 kg of waste common (53.40%) and 81.10 kilograms (46.60%) of waste segregated as RSS. The average daily production of waste common, 15 days of the four weeks of study, was 6.19 kg / day of waste common and 5.41 kg / day of RSS. The types of waste most frequently found were: the plastic, which accounted for 31.22% of the average daily segregated as RSS, followed by needlesticks, which accounted for 30.0% of the average daily segregated as RSS. The sectors with greater production of RSS were those of Sterilization (35.43%), followed by sectors of Collection of Material (21.20%) and Microbiology (20.61%). For the study concluded the need to adjust the laboratory researching the current laws, emphasizing the immediate deployment of a PGRSS and a Waste Manager, in addition to a program of continuing education in service. In conclusion, we also emphasize the importance of the role of services to animal health and environmental agencies, to help create greater awareness of the RSS, in particular the health services of small, including the clinical laboratory analyses.
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Arnas, Edgard Rasquini. "Gestão da inovação em medicina diagnóstica: um estudo de caso." Universidade de São Paulo, 2017. http://www.teses.usp.br/teses/disponiveis/12/12139/tde-22022018-122551/.
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Este trabalho busca responder a pergunta de pesquisa: como ocorre a gestão da inovação em uma empresa de Medicina Diagnóstica? Para isso teve como objetivo aprofundar a compreensão sobre a gestão da inovação nesta empresa, entendendo as etapas do processo de inovação (ideação, conversão e difusão), entendendo como a estratégia da inovação se insere no processo de gestão da inovação, e entendendo como que pessoas e organização se inserem na gestão da inovação. Esta pesquisa fez uso de uma abordagem de natureza teórico-prática de enfoque qualitativo e objetivos de caráter exploratório por meio deum estudo de caso único em um centro de medicina diagnóstica de grande porte, reconhecido por práticas de gestão e inovação. Foram utilizadas as técnicas de entrevistas semiestruturadas, observação direta na empresa, e análise de documentos. Para a etapa de entrevista foi elaborado um protocolo semiestruturado com questões orientadoras conforme pesquisa bibliográfica a respeito de gestão da inovação, o setor de saúde e medicina diagnóstica.Foram entrevistados 12 líderes da empresa envolvidos com a gestão da inovação. Todas as fontes de dados foram analisadas e trianguladas chegando à apresentação e discussão de resultados do caso. Como resultados, a pesquisa evidenciou a importância da inovação em medicina diagnóstica, podendo reduzir custos e aumentar a qualidade, além de gerar valor para o restante da cadeia. A estratégia da inovação é alinhada à estratégia corporativa em diversos elementos e possui um processo de definição de drivers que direcionam a companhia no processo de inovação. O processo de inovação é influenciado por atores encontrados na literatura como órgãos reguladores, médicos, pacientes, fornecedores, universidades e operadoras. Além destes, outros foram citados, como órgãos representativos e o Ministério da Ciência e Tecnologia. Dois processos estruturados de inovação foram evidenciados: de novos produtos e de novos processos. O processo de novos produtos é alinhado ao modelo destagegates, enquanto que o processo de novos processos é mais amplo seguindo o modelo hegemônico. A etapa de ideação ocorre com geração de ideias tanto por fontes internas como externas, sendo as principais fontes os médicos e técnicos assessores, e os colaboradores. Técnicas como brainstorming, observação do comportamento dos clientes, e pesquisas acadêmicas são utilizadas. Na etapa de conversão, a seleção e avaliação é feita de maneira colegiada ou individual, por meio de fóruns presenciais ou virtuais. Os critérios de seleção são o alinhamento estratégico, as análises financeiras, técnicas e comerciais. No desenvolvimento e implantação, destaca-se a aplicação de pilotos e testes antes da efetiva implantação da inovação, treinamentos e acompanhamentos da implantação. Por fim, a etapa de difusão ocorre externamente, por meio da equipe comercial junto às operadoras, e com a equipe de médicos e técnicos assessores, junto aos clientes médicos, além dos canais de divulgação como eventos e congressos. A divulgação com clientes finais se dá por meio dos sites, redes sociais, e revistas. Já internamente, a comunicação ocorre principalmente na forma de murais e portais virtuais de comunicação, na atualização de documentos técnicos, e por meio de eventos internos de divulgação do conhecimento, premiação e reconhecimento. Em pessoas e organização, a pesquisa evidenciou que a cultura influencia o processo de gestão da inovação, sendo formada historicamente sobre os pilares de geração de conhecimento e relacionamento acadêmico nas universidades. Objetiva-se gerenciar os recursos humanos capturando pessoas alinhadas ao valor da inovação desde a fase de contratação, passando por treinamentos, avaliação anual de desempenho, premiação e reconhecimento. Não somente os colaboradores internos recebem incentivos e reconhecimentos, como também há incentivos a fornecedores, médicos e universitários por meio de programas específicos.This master thesis seeks to answer the research question: how works the management of innovation in a case of Diagnostic Medicine? The purpose of this study was to deepen the understanding of innovation management in a diagnostic medicine company, understanding the stages of the innovation process (ideation, conversion and diffusion), understanding how the innovation strategy is embedded in the process of innovation management, and understanding how people and organizations are involved in managing innovation. This research made use of a theoretical-practical approach of qualitative approach and exploratory objectives through a case study in a large diagnostic medicine center, recognized by management and innovation practices. The techniques of semi-structured interviews, direct observation in the company, and document analysis were used. For the interview stage, a semistructured protocol was developed with orienting questions according to bibliographic research regarding innovation management, the health sector and diagnostic medicine. We interviewed 12 company leaders involved in innovation management. All data sources were analyzed and triangulated, arriving at the presentation and discussion of the results of the case. The research highlighted the importance of innovation in diagnostic medicine, which can reduce costs and increase quality, and generate value for the rest of the chain. The innovation strategy is aligned with the corporate strategy in several elements and has a process of definition of drivers that guide the company in the process of innovation. The innovation process is influenced by several stakeholders found in the literature. Besides these others were cited as representative bodies, and the ministry of science and technology. Two structured innovation processes were evidenced: process of new products and new processes. The process of new products is aligned with the stage gates model, while the process of new processes is broader following the hegemonic model. The stage of ideation occurs with the generation of ideas by both internal and external sources, the main sources being the doctors and technical advisors, and collaborators. Techniques such as brainstorming, customer behavior observation, and academic research are used. In the conversion stage, the selection and evaluation can be done collegially or individually, through forums that can be even virtual. The selection criteria are strategic alignment, financial, technical and commercial analysis. In the development and implementation, we highlight the application of pilots and tests before the effective implementation of the innovation, the training and follow-up of the implementation. Finally, the diffusion stage occurs externally, through the commercial team with the operators, and with the team of medical and technical advisors, with the medical clients, in addition to the channels of dissemination such as events, congresses. Publicity with end customers is through websites, social networks, and magazines. Already internally the communication occurs mainly in the form of virtual murals and portals of communication, in the updating of technical documents, and through internal events of dissemination of knowledge, awards and recognition. In people and organization, the research evidenced that culture influences the process of innovation management, being historically formed on the pillars of knowledge generation and academic relationship in universities. It aims to manage human resources by capturing people aligned with the value of innovation from the hiring stage, through training, annual performance evaluation, awards and recognition. Not only do internal collaborators receive incentives and recognition, but there are also incentives to suppliers, doctors and university students through specific programs.
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Mundy, Catherine Joan Frances. "The development, piloting and evaluation of an essential medical laboratory services package at district level in a low income country in sub-Saharan Africa." Thesis, University of Liverpool, 2007. http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.439618.
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Keller, Titus, and Danny Kowerko. "A web-based application for data visualisation and non-linear regression analysis including error calculation for laboratory classes in natural and life sciences." Universitätsbibliothek Chemnitz, 2018. http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bsz:ch1-qucosa-229410.
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In practical laboratory classes students traditionally receive data by reading from a measurement device (ruler, clock, voltmeter, etc.) or digitally as files in exchange formats such as CSV (comma separated value). In many cases these data have to be processed later using non-linear regression, here referred to as curve fitting. Therefore, analog data first have to be digitalised and imported to a data analysis and visualisation program, which is often commercial and requires installation. In this paper we present an alternative concept fusing open-source community tools into a single page web application facilitating data acquisition, visualisation, analysis via non-linear regression and further post processing usable for error calculations. We demonstrate the e-learning potential of this web application accessible at curvefit.tu-chemnitz.de in the context of acquired data as typically obtained in physical laboratory classes from undergraduate studies. A prototype workflow for the topic 'specific electric resistance determination' is presented along with a technical description of the basic web technology used behind. Restrictions, such as limited portability or cumbersome ways to share results electronically between student and supervisor as occurring in traditional software applications are overcome by enabling export via URL.
The discussion is complemented by thorough comparison of curve fitting web applications with focus on their capability to be adaptable to user-specific models (equations) as faced by (undergraduate) students in the context of their education in laboratory classes in natural and life sciences, such as physics, biology and chemistry.
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Keller, Titus, and Danny Kowerko. "A web-based application for data visualisation and non-linear regression analysis including error calculation for laboratory classes in natural and life sciences." TUDpress, 2017. https://monarch.qucosa.de/id/qucosa%3A20793.
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In practical laboratory classes students traditionally receive data by reading from a measurement device (ruler, clock, voltmeter, etc.) or digitally as files in exchange formats such as CSV (comma separated value). In many cases these data have to be processed later using non-linear regression, here referred to as curve fitting. Therefore, analog data first have to be digitalised and imported to a data analysis and visualisation program, which is often commercial and requires installation. In this paper we present an alternative concept fusing open-source community tools into a single page web application facilitating data acquisition, visualisation, analysis via non-linear regression and further post processing usable for error calculations. We demonstrate the e-learning potential of this web application accessible at curvefit.tu-chemnitz.de in the context of acquired data as typically obtained in physical laboratory classes from undergraduate studies. A prototype workflow for the topic 'specific electric resistance determination' is presented along with a technical description of the basic web technology used behind. Restrictions, such as limited portability or cumbersome ways to share results electronically between student and supervisor as occurring in traditional software applications are overcome by enabling export via URL.
The discussion is complemented by thorough comparison of curve fitting web applications with focus on their capability to be adaptable to user-specific models (equations) as faced by (undergraduate) students in the context of their education in laboratory classes in natural and life sciences, such as physics, biology and chemistry.
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Potts, James A. "Description, Classification, and Prediction of Dengue Illnesses in a Thai Pediatric Cohort: A Dissertation." eScholarship@UMMS, 2010. https://escholarship.umassmed.edu/gsbs_diss/465.
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Dengue fever (DF) and dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF) are emerging infectious diseases which are endemic in many regions of the globe, many of which are resource-poor areas. DHF and DF impose a severe economic health burden in tropical and subtropical areas. Dengue virus causes an acute febrile illness that can be a self-limited febrile illness, as seen in most cases of DF, or a life-threatening illness with plasma leakage and shock, as seen in cases of DHF. A systematic review of the literature revealed gaps in the knowledge base of clinical laboratory findings of dengue illness with regards to longitudinal dynamics and classification and predictive modeling of disease severity. The objective of this thesis was to investigate the utility of clinical laboratory variables for classification and prediction of disease outcomes.
The data used in this investigation was derived from a prospective study of Thai children presenting to either of two study hospitals within 72 hours of onset of an acute febrile illness. Systematic data collection, including clinical laboratory parameters, and routine clinical management continued each day until 24 hours after the fever had subsided. A final diagnosis of DHF, DF, or other febrile illness (OFI) was assigned by an expert physician after chart review.
The first research objective of this study was to describe the temporal dynamics of clinical laboratory parameters among subjects with DHF, DF, or OFI. Data were analyzed using lowess curves and population-average models. Quadratic functions of clinical variables over time were established and demonstrated significantly divergent patterns between the various diagnostic groups.
The second research objective was to establish and validate tools for classification of illness severity using easily obtained clinical laboratory measures. Bivariate logistic regression models were established using data from one hospital in an urban area of Thailand as a training data set and validated with a second data set from a hospital in a rural area of Thailand. The validated models maintained a high sensitivity and specificity in distinguishing severe dengue illnesses without using the hallmark indicators of plasma leakage.
The third research objective used classification and regression tree (CART) analysis to established diagnostic decisions trees using data obtained on the day of study enrollment, within the first 3 days of acute illness. Decision trees with high sensitivity were established for severe dengue defined either as: 1) DHF with evidence of shock (dengue shock syndrome, DSS); or 2) DSS or dengue with significant pleural effusion.
This study expands existing knowledge of the potential utility of clinical laboratory variables during different phases of dengue illness. The application of the results of these studies should lead to promising opportunities in the fields of epidemiological research and disease surveillance to reduce the health burden, and improve the clinical management, of dengue illness. Future directions involve application of these algorithms to different study populations and age groups. Additionally, other analytical techniques, such as those involving CART analysis, can be explored with these data.
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Renosto, Raquel de Araújo Carneiro. "Desenho e avaliação de um curso e-learning para a formação de enfermeiros em análises clínicas." Universidade do Vale do Rio dos Sinos, 2015. http://www.repositorio.jesuita.org.br/handle/UNISINOS/4686.
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A enfermagem possui um papel de suma importância no contexto de Laboratórios de Análises Clínicas, principalmente na fase pré-analítica. O enfermeiro e sua equipe são os responsáveis pela execução dos procedimentos técnicos e os cuidados antes e depois da coleta de exames laboratoriais. Na diretriz curricular dos cursos de graduação em enfermagem, a exigência é de que o enfermeiro tenha uma formação generalista, humanista, crítica e reflexiva, se tornando um profissional qualificado para o exercício de Enfermagem com base no rigor científico e intelectual e pautado em princípios éticos. Para assegurar este perfil as instituições de ensino estruturam seus planos pedagógicos de forma genérica, dificultando a entrada de profissionais em campos específicos da enfermagem. Este fato se reflete na dificuldade de contratação de enfermeiros na área de análises clínicas. Por esta razão o objetivo deste estudo constitui-se do desenho e avaliação de um curso e-learning em análises clínicas para enfermeiros. É justamente para suprir esta lacuna, proporcionando ao profissional um conhecimento mais aprofundado neste segmento. A metodologia caracteriza-se por uma produção tecnológica, criando-se um produto/serviço dedicado à capacitação e especialização de enfermeiros na área de análises clínicas. O curso foi construído e executado com a utilização do Sistema de Gestão de Aprendizagem Moodle (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment. O tema central do curso foi dividido em 10 módulos, perfazendo uma carga horária total de 60h, sendo eles todos sequenciais e complementares. O curso foi avaliado por onze juízes experts nas áreas de educação, análises clínicas e tecnologia da informação, embasados em três dimensões: pedagógica, tecnológica e comunicacional. De maneira geral, o curso foi avaliado pelos especialistas como suficiente, sendo que 16 dos 22 itens avaliados tiveram uma média acima do nível de concordância de 70%, os quais sugeriram oportunidades de melhoria. Conclui-se que este curso possibilitará o crescimento profissional de enfermeiros através de um processo de aprendizado dinâmico e colaborativo, proporcionando um saber fazer reflexivo com a utilização de diferentes ferramentas tecnológicas.
Nursing has an important role in Clinical Analyses Laboratories, especially in the pre- analytical phase. Nurses and their staff are responsible for implementing the technical procedures and they should take care of the laboratory exams before and after they are collected. In the curriculum of nursing graduation course, nurses must have a general, humane, critical and reflective requirement. They should become a qualified professional, for the practice of nursing based on scientific, intellectual and they should be guided by ethical principles. To ensure this nurse profile, the educational institutions structure their teaching on generic programs, hindering market entry by newcomers in specific fields of nursing. This fact demonstrates the difficulties found in the hiring of nurses in the area of clinical analyzes. For this reason, the aim of this study is to evaluate an "e-learning" nursing course in clinical analysis for nurses. This course is to fill the gap mentioned before and to provide the professionals, expertise in this field. The methodology is characterized by a technological production. It creates a product and/or service that dedicate itself to the training and expertise of professional nurses in clinical analysis. The course was built and run using the Moodle Learning Management System (Modular Object-Oriented Dynamic Learning Environment). The course has a workload of 60 hours, divided into 10 modules, and the modules are sequential and complementary. Twelve judges with expertise in education, clinical analysis and information technology evaluated the course. It was based on three pillars: pedagogical, technological and communication. The experts as satisfactory assessed the course, 16 out of 22 items were evaluated and had an average above the level of agreement of 70 %, which suggested improvement of opportunities for the nurses. We conclude that this specialization course will enable the growth of professional nurses through a dynamic and collaborative learning process, providing a reflective know -how, with the use of different technological tools.
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Glasier, Anna. "Fertility regulation : from laboratory bench to service delivery." Thesis, University of Edinburgh, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/1842/29780.
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The publications included in this thesis cover four broad areas of fertility regulation. Postpartum contraception. This section includes a number of studies investigating mechanisms underlying lactational amenorrhoea together with three studies investigating the relationship between infant feeding practices and the duration of amenorrhoea. A study on the effect of progestin-only oral contraception on bone mineral density during lactation and two studies on the timing and quality of advice about post-partum contraception complete this section. Modern methods of contraception. A number of general reviews of modern methods of contraception are included in this section together with an overview of new developments and possible future methods. Original work includes studies on continuation rates of Norplant; acceptability of future methods (male and female): ovulation during the use of hormone replacement therapy; morphological and functional changes in the endometrium of women using low dose progestogen only methods and the use of antiprogestogens for various approaches to female contraception. Abortion. The papers in this section concentrate mainly on service delivery issues including the establishment of a centralised referral system: audit of quality of care; counselling: acceptability and patient satisfaction. Emergency Contraception. Original work on the efficacy and mode of action of emergency contraception: knowledge among teenagers; prevalence of chlamydia infection among women using emergency contraception (EC) and the need for de-regulation of EC are included in this section. The thesis ends with three studies on advanced administration of EC and its effect on use, risk taking behaviour and abortion rates.
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Spreco, Armin. "Epidemiological and statistical basis for detection and prediction of influenza epidemics." Doctoral thesis, Linköpings universitet, Avdelningen för samhällsmedicin, 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-136553.
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A large number of emerging infectious diseases (including influenza epidemics) has been identified during the last century. The emergence and re-emergence of infectious diseases have a negative impact on global health. Influenza epidemics alone cause between 3 and 5 million cases of severe illness annually, and between 250,000 and 500,000 deaths. In addition to the human suffering, influenza epidemics also impose heavy demands on the health care system. For example, hospitals and intensive care units have limited excess capacity during infectious diseases epidemics. Therefore, it is important that increased influenza activity is noticed early at local levels to allow time to adjust primary care and hospital resources that are already under pressure. Algorithms for the detection and prediction of influenza epidemics are essential components to achieve this. Although a large number of studies have reported algorithms for detection or prediction of influenza epidemics, outputs that fulfil standard criteria for operational readiness are seldom produced. Furthermore, in the light of the rapidly growing availability of “Big Data” from both diagnostic and prediagnostic (syndromic) data sources in health care and public health settings, a new generation of epidemiologic and statistical methods, using several data sources, is desired for reliable analyses and modeling. The rationale for this thesis was to inform the planning of local response measures and adjustments to health care capacity during influenza epidemics. The overall aim was to develop a method for detection and prediction of influenza epidemics. Before developing the method, three preparatory studies were performed. In the first of these studies, the associations (in terms of correlation) between diagnostic and pre-diagnostic data sources were examined, with the aim of investigating the potential of these sources for use in influenza surveillance systems. In the second study, a literature study of detection and prediction algorithms used in the field of influenza surveillance was performed. In the third study, the algorithms found in the previous study were compared in a prospective evaluation study. In the fourth study, a method for nowcasting of influenza activity was developed using electronically available data for real-time surveillance in local settings followed by retrospective application on the same data. This method includes three functions: detection of the start of the epidemic at the local level and predictions of the peak timing and the peak intensity. In the fifth and final study, the nowcasting method was evaluated by prospective application on authentic data from Östergötland County, Sweden. In the first study, correlations with large effect sizes between diagnostic and pre-diagnostic data were found, indicating that pre-diagnostic data sources have potential for use in influenza surveillance systems. However, it was concluded that further longitudinal research incorporating prospective evaluations is required before these sources can be used for this purpose. In the second study, a meta-narrative review approach was used in which two narratives for reporting prospective evaluation of influenza detection and prediction algorithms were identified: the biodefence informatics narrative and the health policy research narrative. As a result of the promising performances of one detection algorithm and one prediction algorithm in the third study, it was concluded that both further evaluation research and research on methods for nowcasting of influenza activity were warranted. In the fourth study, the performance of the nowcasting method was promising when applied on retrospective data but it was concluded that thorough prospective evaluations are necessary before recommending the method for broader use. In the fifth study, the performance of the nowcasting method was promising when prospectively applied on authentic data, implying that the method has potential for routine use. In future studies, the validity of the nowcasting method must be investigated by application and further evaluation in multiple local settings, including large urbanizations.
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Campbell, Jenny A. "The role of arachidonic and docosahexaenoic acid in the alteration of hepatic fuel utilization throughout the perinatal period of the pig." Columbus, Ohio : Ohio State University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc%5Fnum=osu1233333939.
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Knight, Marc Q. (Marc Quincy) 1981. "Connecting and teaching students via Web service for an online laboratory." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29675.
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Thesis (M.Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2003.Includes bibliographical references (leaf 79).
The I-Lab heat exchanger is a remotely controlled heat exchanger experiment that has been used on the Internet by students in a variety of chemical engineering courses. The hardware consists of a general service unit, custom designed and fabricated (HT-30XC, Armfield, Ltd., England), on which is mounted a heat exchanger (flat plate, shell-and-tube, or double pipe). Both fluid flowrates, their direction (cocurrent or countercurrent), and the inlet hot temperature are monitored and are under the control of the students. Monitoring and control is carried out with a computer/web server using LabVIEW 6.1 software (National Instruments, USA). Data is published to web-accessible LabVIEW graphical user interfaces (GUI) or via a DataSocket server to a Java2 GUI. A database (Microsoft SQL) and ASP.NET web forms are used for registering, authentication, and scheduling. The database is also used for collaboration management software (Java2). Student response has been favorable in general, and students appreciate the ability to take data from real equipment, especially in engineering science courses that otherwise contain no laboratory component.
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Cakir, Birgul. "Pre-service Science Teachers." Master's thesis, METU, 2011. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/12613688/index.pdf.
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Based on the importance place of metacognition in education, the current study aimed to investigate whether the embedded metacognitive prompts in the manual lead a change in PSTs&rsquometacognitive knowledge and metacognitive skills. Throught 2009-2010 Fall semester, the data were collected from pre-service science teachers (PSTs) who enrolled in the Laboratory Applications in Science Education course. The course was offered as a must course in Elementary Science Education programme in one of the biggest universites in Ankara. The method selected for the study was mix method. Both quantitative and qualitative data were collected and analyzed. Quantitative data was collected from 28 PSTs and qualitative data was collected from 7 PSTs who were the members of the researcher&rsquo
s group. In accordance with the purpose of the current study, descriptive statistics and independent samples t-test was conducted for quantitative data. In terms of qualitative part, the study was case study and interviews which were conducted before and after the course were analyzed to observe the change of PSTs&rsquo
metacognition. The result of the study revealed that before the course most of the PSTs did not report metacognitive skills. After the course it was observed that their metacognitive skills were developed. Among metacognitive skills, the most reported skill was monitoring skill after the course. It can be concluded from the study that metacognitive prompts embedded into the manual provided a metacognitively learning environment and a development in PSTs&rsquo
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Moreira, Veruska Rodrigues. "Plataforma em hardware reconfiguravel para o ensino e pesquisa em laboratorio de sistemas digitais a distancia." [s.n.], 2009. http://repositorio.unicamp.br/jspui/handle/REPOSIP/258897.
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Orientadores: Dalton Soares Arantes, Fabbryccio Akkazzha Chaves Machado CardosoDissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Faculdade de Engenharia Eletrica e de Computação
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Resumo: Esta dissertação apresenta a concepção e o desenvolvimento de uma plataforma em hardware reconfigurável denominada REDLART - REconfigurable Digital Laboratory for Advanced Research and Teaching, visando soluções de laboratório a distância aplicadas ao ensino e ao trabalho colaborativo em sistemas digitais. A plataforma é baseada em dispositivos FPGA (Field Programmable Gate Array) para desenvolvimento de circuitos digitais com aplicações em processamento digital de sinais, sistemas de comunicações digitais, sistemas de controle e áreas afins. Além da plataforma de hardware, também foi concebida e implementada uma arquitetura de sistema, composta por um conjunto de softwares cliente-servidor, com o objetivo de viabilizar o acesso remoto através da gerência e da configuração de experimentos desenvolvidos na REDLART. Tal sistema, incluindo a própria REDLART, possibilita o desenvolvimento de novos experimentos e sua disponibilização na Web, resultando em um WebLab reconfigurável para sistemas digitais. Testes foram realizados em nível de hardware e software para a validação da plataforma
Abstract: This thesis presents a reconfigurable hardware platform called REDLART (REconfigurable Digital Laboratory for Advanced Research and Teaching), designed to enable laboratory applications in distance learning and collaborative work in digital systems. The platform is based on FPGA devices (Field Programmable Gate Array) to develop digital circuit applications for digital signal processing, digital communication systems, control systems and related areas. Besides the hardware platform, a system architecture consisting of a set of client-server software was also designed and implemented in order to enable the remote access through the management and configuration of experiments developed in REDLART. By using the client-server software with the REDLART platform, new experiments can be developed and made available on the Web, resulting in a WebLab for reconfigurable digital systems. Tests were performed at the hardware and software levels for the validation of the platform
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Holánová, Iveta. "Detekce a laboratorní kontrola úniků nebezpečných chemických látek do životního prostředí s nutností výjezdu chemické laboratoře HZS." Master's thesis, Vysoké učení technické v Brně. Ústav soudního inženýrství, 2013. http://www.nusl.cz/ntk/nusl-232723.
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The diploma thesis is focused on a detection and a laboratory control of hazardous substances’ leak into the environment. These hazardous substances are classified. Further, it aims to chemical laboratories of the fire-brigade of the Czech Republic, as well as which place they hold in the fire-brigade system, and it indicates their main duties. This diploma thesis contains a review of some essential types of devices and mediums, which are in terms of the fire-brigade of the Czech Republic usable to practice the detection, determination and assessment of the hazardous substances in various figures of the environment in terrain, i.e. filling of duties of the chemical survey. The output of this diploma thesis is simulation of leaks of the toluene diisocyanate using ALOHA software, TerEx software and Rozex Alarm software. Further on, the proposal of another methodical sheet focused on leak actions of the concrete hazardous industrial substance – toluene diisocyanate. This methodical sheet could therefore broaden pro tempore elaborated sheets for chlorine and ammonia.
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Åstrand, Bengt. "ePrescribing : Studies in Pharmacoinformatics." Doctoral thesis, Högskolan i Kalmar, Naturvetenskapliga institutionen, 2007. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:hik:diva-32.
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Det övergripande syftet med den här avhandlingen har varit att, inom området läkemedelsinformatik, studera utvecklingen av elektroniska stöd inom läkemedelsförskrivning; för klinisk praxis, uppföljning och forskning. Under århundraden har det handskrivna receptet varit det sätt, med vilket läkare förmedlat sina läkemedelsordinationer till apotekare, vilket också för patienten blivit en informationskälla för hur läkemedel ska användas för att göra bästa nytta. Nu genomgår receptet en förändring från pappersbaserat till elektroniskt meddelande och att anpassa en traditionell process till en ny elektronisk era innebär både möjligheter och utmaningar. Studierna som ingår i avhandlingen har visat att exponeringen av förskrivna läkemedel i en allmän befolkning har ökat under de senaste tre decennierna. Risken för potentiella interaktioner mellan läkemedel, varmed avses den risk som finns att olika läkemedel kan påverka varandras effekter och biverkningar, har också visat sig öka starkt desto fler läkemedel som används av en individ. Denna ökade samtidiga användning av flera olika läkemedel, så kallad polyfarmaci, medför att det finns en större anledning för förskrivare och farmacevter att uppmärksamma risken för potentiella interaktioner mellan läkemedel. De nyinrättade nationella receptregistren över uthämtad receptförskriven medicin bör användas bland annat för att upptäcka potentiella läkemedelsinteraktioner, såväl i vårdens utövning som inom läkemedelsepidemiologisk forskning. Den svenska läkemedelsförteckningen, som omfattar information om uthämtade receptförskrivna läkemedel för huvuddelen av den svenska befolkningen, bedöms ha en stor klinisk potential. Den enskilde individens historiska information om uthämtade läkemedel är tillgänglig för individen på Internet med hjälp av e-legitimation; även förskrivare och farmacevter på apotek kan ta del av informationen med den enskildes samtycke. Brist på tillgång till enhetliga och säkra autenticeringsmetoder inom hälso- och sjukvården kan dock fördröja tillgången på individuell läkemedelsinformation för förskrivare. I och med att de flesta recepten i Sverige nu skrivs och överförs elektroniskt är det viktigt att kvalitetsmässiga aspekter tas tillvara så att en iakttagen ökad risk för receptförskrivningsfel inte överförs i informationskedjan. Avhandlingens slutsats är att e-förskrivning, med kommunikation och användning av lagrad information om receptexpeditioner, möjliggör att läkemedelsbehandling som process kan följas och studeras på ett helt nyttThe thesis aimed to study the developments, in the area of pharmacoinformatics, of the electronic prescribing and dispensing processes of drugs - in medical praxis, follow-up, and research. For hundreds of years, the written prescription has been the method of choice for physicians to communicate decisions on drug therapy and for pharmacists to dispense medication. Successively the prescription has also become a source of information for the patient about how to use the medication to maximize its benefit. Currently, the medical prescription is at a transitional stage between paper and web, and to adapt a traditional process to the new electronic era offers both opportunities and challenges The studies in the thesis have shown that the exposure of prescribed drugs in the general population has increased considerably over three decades. The risk of receiving potentially interacting drugs was also strongly correlated to the concomitant use of multiple drugs, polypharmacy. The pronounced increase in polypharmacy over time constitutes a growing reason for prescribers and pharmacists to be aware of drug interactions. Still, there were relatively few severe potential drug interactions. Recently established national prescription registers should be evaluated for drug interaction vigilance, both clinically and epidemiologically. The Swedish National Pharmacy Register provides prescription dispensing information for the majority of the population. The medication history in the register may be accessed online to improve drug utilization, by registered individuals, prescribers, and pharmacists in a safe and secure way. Lack of widespread secure digital signatures in healthcare may delay general availability. With a relatively high prevalence of dispensed drugs in the population, the National Pharmacy Register seems justified in evaluating individual medication history. With a majority of prescriptions transferred as ePrescriptions, the detected increased risk for prescription errors warrants quality improvement, if the full potential of ePrescriptions is to be fulfilled. The main conclusion of the studies was that ePrescribing with communication of prescribed drug information, storing and retrieving dispensed drug information, offers new opportunities for clinical and scientific
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Oliver, Joshua M. L. "Environmental analysis of pathology laboratory patient service centers a pattern of language approach /." Diss., Columbia, Mo. : University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005. http://hdl.handle.net/10355/4293.
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Thesis (M.S.)--University of Missouri-Columbia, 2005.The entire dissertation/thesis text is included in the research.pdf file; the official abstract appears in the short.pdf file (which also appears in the research.pdf); a non-technical general description, or public abstract, appears in the public.pdf file. Title from title screen of research.pdf file viewed on (December 18, 2006) Includes bibliographical references.
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Suryaatmadja, Maureen. "Developing a quality control program for an NIRS -based service and research laboratory." [Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University], 2006.
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Callahan, Angelina Long. "Satellite meteorology in the cold war era: scientific coalitions and international leadership 1946-1964." Diss., Georgia Institute of Technology, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/50350.
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In tracing the history of the TIROS meteorological satellite system, this dissertation details the convergence of two communities: the DOD space scientists who established US capability to launch and operate these remote sensing systems and the US Weather Bureau meteorologists who would be the managers and users of satellite data. Between 1946 and 1964, these persons participated in successive coalitions. These coalitions were necessary in part because satellite systems were too big—geographically, fiscally, and technically—to be developed and operated within a single institution.
Thus, TIROS technologies and people trace their roots to several research centers—institutions that the USWB and later NASA attempted to coordinate for US R&D. The gradual transfer of persons and hardware from the armed services to the non-military NASA sheds light on the US’s evolution as a Cold War global power, shaped from the “top-down” (by the executive and legislative branches) as well as the “bottom-up” (by military and non-military scientific communities).
Through these successive coalitions, actor terms centered on “basic science” or the circulation of atmospheric data were used to help define bureaucratic places (the Upper Atmospheric Rocket Research Panel, International Geophysical Year, NASA, and the World Weather Watch) in which basic research would be supported by sustained
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Abo-Qudais, Saad A. "Mechanistic service life prediction of rigid pavement joint sealant: a new laboratory testing technique." Diss., Virginia Tech, 1995. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/39042.
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A new method to evaluate the performance of sealants used in rigid pavement joints was developed. A special fixture, attached to a servo-hydraulic testing machine, was designed to transfer applied cyclic shear deflection to a sealant sandwiched between two 51 x 51 x 51 mm portland cement concrete (PCC) cubes at a constant horizontal deflection. The new testing method simulates field conditions where shear deflection is caused by vehicular loading, while horizontal deflection is caused by slabs contraction or expansion due to temperature variation. Two commercially available, a low modulus silicone (sealant A) and a polyurethane (sealant B), one-component sealant types were evaluated at different joint widths, number of freezing and thawing cycles, and horizontal deflections. Two types of aggregates were used in the PCC mixes to evaluate the effect of aggregate on sealant performance. A limited number of specimens were evaluated for sealant failure using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy (XPS) and scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Dynamic Shear Rheometer (DSR) was used to estimate the viscoelastic properties of sealants.Ph. D.
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Rousseau, Frey Ávaro Cristián. "Laboratorio de nuevas métricas en Ethernet." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2013. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/113867.
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Ingeniero Civil ElectricistaEn la actualidad la tendencia en redes de transporte de datos es usar tecnologías Ethernet, las que se emplean a nivel de usuarios y proveedores de servicios de comunicaciones. Por eso es tan importante disponer de mecanismos de medición de estos enlaces. Para ello se dispone en el mercado de una amplia variedad de instrumentos especializados y herramientas de software. Además existen normativas de medición recomendadas por los organismos de estandarización, las cuales permiten la evaluación de la calidad a través de protocolos como la RFC2544 para los enlaces y la nuevas medidas Y.1564 para los servicios. Esta memoria tiene como objetivo efectuar comparaciones de desempeño entre las métricas obtenidas con Instrumentación dedicada y herramientas de Software. Se revisan condiciones y restricciones de equivalencia para utilizar equipos o programas de medición en distintos escenarios de evaluación. En la implementación del laboratorio se emplean Instrumentos especializados en la medición de Ethernet, elementos de red y de transporte. Las aplicaciones de software para medición o simulación son de libre acceso en Internet. La metodología propuesta permite un fácil control y repetición de las pruebas. La plataforma de pruebas es portable, modular y estable para diversas condiciones físicas. Los enlaces se despliegan con fibra óptica y atenuadores debido a su capacidad de control de los parámetros en observación: throughput; packet loss y delay variation. No se aconseja la tecnología WLAN pues no es posible manejar las condiciones de medición. Los datos se presentan en gráficos y tablas para la comparación de resultados. Las observaciones permiten concluir que la equivalencia de mediciones con instrumentos y software no es confiable en todos los casos. Existe dependencia del software al tamaño de paquetes por lo que no es recomendable usar datagramas pequeños. Además para el caso de los programas de simulación se debe considerar las capacidades del hardware en donde se ejecutan. Los instrumentos son costosos y difíciles de sustituir pero son estables y confiables en la entrega de resultados. La RFC 2544 puede ser evaluada con equipos o software, sin embargo para la medida de servicios usando Y.1564 se debe emplear instrumentos dedicados. Como extensión de este trabajo se propone desarrollar aplicaciones de medición que sean equivalentes al uso de Instrumentos. Además se sugiere realizar pruebas para redes en servicio activo.
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Batchelor, Peter J. "The connective service : a research laboratory for the University City Science Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1987. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/71385.
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Thesis (M. Arch.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, 1987.MICROFICHE COPY AVAILABLE IN ARCHIVES AND ROTCH.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 43-44).
This thesis explores the idea of the conduct of science and how people come together in order to share knowledge in the working place. The building is a framework or setting for activities that support the ideas of scientific inquiry. The seven story building on a street corner in West Philadelphia is divided into horizontal zones or realms. The ground floor is dedicated to retail trade allowing for the continuous net of city activity to pass through the building. The main entry is narrow in order to avoid interrupting this continuous city net. The second and third floors are dedicated to bankers and brokers. the industry which is both private and public. The upper floors house the private research laboratories. Elevators carry scientists to these upper levels. In order to encourage gathering and exchange among scientists. a sky lighted stairwell links the three floors. In addition. on the north side is a meeting room from where scientists might gather to exchange ideas. The view from the meeting room is to the east. towards city hall and the central business district, symbolic of their relationship to the larger world beyond their own world of scientific inquiry.
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Akman, Allison Michelle. "Corrosion Fatigue Performance of In-service and Laboratory Accelerated Sensitized AA5456-H116 for Marine Applications." The Ohio State University, 2021. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1610085108883445.
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Forsyth, Rowena Public Health & Community Medicine Faculty of Medicine UNSW. "Tricky technology, troubled tribes: a video ethnographic study of the impact of information technology on health care professionals??? practices and relationships." Awarded by:University of New South Wales. School of Public Health and Community Medicine, 2006. http://handle.unsw.edu.au/1959.4/30175.
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Whilst technology use has always been a part of the practice of health care delivery, more recently, information technology has been applied to aspects of clinical work concerned with documentation. This thesis presents an analysis of the ways that two professional groups, one clinical and one ancillary, at a single hospital cooperatively engage in a work practice that has recently been computerised. It investigates the way that a clinical group???s approach to and actual use of the system creates problems for the ancillary group. It understands these problems to arise from the contrasting ways that the groups position their use of documentation technology in their local definitions of professional status. The data on which analysis of these practices is based includes 16 hours of video recordings of the work practices of the two groups as they engage with the technology in their local work settings as well as video recordings of a reflexive viewing session conducted with participants from the ancillary group. Also included in the analysis are observational field notes, interviews and documentary analysis. The analysis aimed to produce a set of themes grounded in the specifics of the data, and drew on TLSTranscription?? software for the management and classification of video data. This thesis seeks to contribute to three research fields: health informatics, sociology of professions and social science research methodology. In terms of health informatics, this thesis argues for the necessity for health care information technology design to understand and incorporate the work practices of all professional groups who will be involved in using the technology system or whose work will be affected by its introduction. In terms of the sociology of professions, this thesis finds doctors and scientists to belong to two distinct occupational communities that each utilise documentation technology to different extents in their displays of professional competence. Thirdly, in terms of social science research methodology, this thesis speculates about the possibility for viewing the engagement of the groups with the research process as indicative of their reactions to future sources of outside perturbance to their work.
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Verdina, Gacitúa Ximena María. "Servicio de información médica y farmacovigilancia en un laboratorio farmacéutico." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2007. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/105636.
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Unidad de práctica para optar al título de Químico FarmacéuticoNo autorizada por el autor para ser publicada a texto completo en el Portal de Tesis Electrónicas
Esta práctica profesional para optar al título de químico farmacéutico se realizó en el Departamento Médico del Laboratorio Pfizer, específicamente en las áreas de Información Médica y Farmacovigilancia durante 6 meses (Noviembre de 2006 a Abril de 2007). La entrega de información oportuna es importante para al uso correcto de los medicamentos y el área de Información Médica representa una fuente de información directa para los consumidores y profesionales que la solicitan. Durante esta práctica se respondieron numerosas preguntas, dudas e inquietudes relacionadas a los productos del laboratorio. Se recibieron 380 solicitudes de información, de las cuales se respondió 344 (90,5%). Estas 344 solicitudes de información fueron realizadas por consumidores (172; 50%), médicos (89; 26%), personal de Pfizer (39; 11%), farmacéuticos (29; 8%) y otros (13; 4%). El producto más consultado fue Lyrica® (Pregabalina) (63; 18%). La forma más frecuente de comunicación con el laboratorio fue la llamada telefónica (209; 61%). La clasificación de las solicitudes de acuerdo al tipo de pregunta se distribuyó de la siguiente forma: indicaciones del medicamento (101; 29%), dosis y administración (53; 15%), parámetros de estabilidad (otros, 68; 20%), interacciones con otros medicamentos (27; 8%) y solicitud de publicaciones (26; 8%). Los consumidores solicitaron información enfocada en la indicación, dosis y administración para confirmar la prescripción del médico, mientras los profesionales de la salud solicitaron información enfocada en indicaciones del medicamento, parámetros de estabilidad, interacciones con otros medicamentos y publicaciones. La monitorización de potenciales efectos adversos que puedan tener los fármacos sobre la población es importante para la entrega de tratamientos seguros, para lo cual, la Farmacovigilancia recopila la información referente a los efectos adversos asociados al uso de distintos medicamentos en la población y grupos de personas involucradas en estudios clínicos. El área de Farmacovigilancia del laboratorio Pfizer ha implementado un sistema estricto de monitorización de la seguridad que permite recoger la información relacionada a eventos adversos. Durante la práctica, se recibió un total de 91 reportes de eventos adversos (52 iniciales y 39 seguimientos). Pregabalina fue el medicamento con mayor cantidad de reportes (13; 24%) de los 52 reportes de eventos adversos iniciales. La mayoría de los eventos adversos recibidos fueron hechos por consumidores (23; 44%) de acuerdo a la fuente de reporte. La mayoría de los eventos adversos recibidos fueron severos (31; 60%) y de acuerdo al tipo de reporte, la mayoría de los reportes fueron hechos en forma espontánea. Además, se implementaron mejoras en el servicio de Información Médica. Una de ellas fue la creación de un sistema de acceso fácil y rápido a la información de los medicamentos y estudios más solicitados. También se estableció en una propuesta de automatización del proceso de Información Médica para disminuir el tiempo empleado en responder las solicitudes de información. Se creó un formulario electrónico que tiene como finalidad reemplazar el formulario escrito
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Baudouin, Christine. "La procréation assistée au Québec: de la science de laboratoire au service public." Thesis, McGill University, 2012. http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=110698.
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Science has made tremendous progress over the last years in the area of Assisted Reproductive Technologies, which has changed our traditional vision of maternity and family. The Quebec government has adopted in 2010 the Act respecting clinical and research activities related to assisted procreation, which offers to its citizens a complete access to the techniques as if they had a subjective and absolute right to them. Being perceived as a public service, assisted procreation now belongs to the Public Health domain, and is therefore of interest to the whole society, since it has become a collective issue. This observation originates from two phenomena: The first being that the Quebec law is based on the main North American ethical norms: autonomy, beneficience, non maleficience and justice. The second on is the medicalization of infertility. Following this analysis, the Quebec law will be criticized and particularly, the way the underlying ethical principles have been interpreted to serve only individualistic and utilitarian interests, to the detriment of women's health. Contrary to what has been adopted by the French society, we will see that the Quebec legislator has failed to address the long term consequences of the law on the whole society and to lead a public reflection before its adoption.Les avancées scientifiques des dernières années en matière de reproduction de l'être humain ont changé notre conception traditionnelle de la maternité et de la famille. La loi sur les activités cliniques et de recherche en matière de procréation assistée adoptée par le gouvernement du Québec en 2010 offre à ses citoyens un accès étendu aux techniques de reproduction comme si ceux si avaient un droit subjectif et absolu de s'en prévaloir. Etant perçu comme un véritable service public, la procréation assistée appartient désormais au domaine de la santé publique et intéresse la société toute entière parce qu'elle devient un enjeu collectif. Ce constat émane de deux phénomènes principaux : Le premier est que la loi québécoise est le reflet des normes éthiques nord-américaine, soit l'autonomie, le bien-être, la non-maléficience et la justice. Le second est le phénomène de la médicalisation de l'infertilité. Suite à ce constat, il est normal que la loi québécoise soit soumise à la critique notamment quant à la façon dont les principes éthiques qui la sous-tendent ont été interprétés pour ne servir que des intérêts individualistes, utilitaristes, et au détriment de la santé des femmes. Contrairement à l'approche préconisée par la société française, nous verrons que le législateur québécois a manqué l'occasion de s'interroger sur les conséquences à long terme d'une telle loi sur l'ensemble de sa population et de prévoir une réflexion publique avant l'adoption de la loi.
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Barit, Shimon. "The medico-legal investigation of death in custody - a review of cases admitted to the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory, 2007-2011." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/30694.
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The universally controversial issue of deaths in custody is especially pertinent to South Africa. This study was prompted due to the increasingly diminishing ability for a concerted effort at tackling this issue by all parties involved. The 5 year retrospective, descriptive case audit performed at the Pretoria Medico-Legal Laboratory aimed to evaluate the current medico-legal investigation of deaths in custody in Pretoria, South Africa. Over half of the deaths (52%) occurred as a result of police action, 30% in police custody and 18% in correctional services custody. Gunshot wounds and hangings were the number 1 and 2 most common causes of death, respectively, with homicide and suicide being the 2 most common manners of death, respectively. The principal conclusion from the results is the presence of a flawed and malfunctioning medico-legal investigation system. The introduction of a formal protocol is urgently required to provide a framework for these investigations.Dissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2013.
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Ozdem, Yasemin. "The Nature Of Pre-service Science Teachers'." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611154/index.pdf.
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The purpose of this study is to explore pre-service science teachers&rsquo(PST) argumentation in the context of inquiry-oriented laboratory work. Specifically, this study investigated the kinds of argumentation schemes PSTs use as they perform inquiry-oriented laboratory tasks, and how argumentation schemes generated by PSTs vary by tasks as well as by experimentation and critical discussion sessions. The participants in this study were 35 pre-service elementary teachers, who will teach middle school science from 6th through 8th grade students after graduation. In this study, participants were engaged in six inquiry-oriented laboratory tasks. The performance of laboratory tasks consisted of two stages. Through the experimentation stage, PSTs planned and developed their own hypotheses, carried out an experiment and collected data, and processed their data to verify their hypotheses. Through the critical discussion stage, one of the research groups presented their hypotheses, methods, and results orally to the other research groups. Each presentation was followed by a class discussion of weak and strong aspects of the experimentation. The data of this study were collected through video- and audio-recording. The data were the transcribed from video- and audio-recordings of the PSTs&rsquo
discourse during the performance of the laboratory tasks. For the analysis of PSTs&rsquo
discourse pre-determined argumentation schemes by Walton (1996) were employed. The results illustrated that PSTs applied varied premises rather than only observations or reliable sources, to ground their claims or to argue for a case or an action. The interpretation of the frequency data and the kind of the most frequent argumentation schemes can be seen as a positive indication that the inquiry-oriented laboratory tasks that were employed in this study are effective toward promoting presumptive reasoning discourse. Another result of this study, which is worthy of notice is the construction and evaluation of scientific knowledge claims that resulted in different number and kinds of arguments. Results of this study suggest the following implications for improving science education. First, designing inquiry-oriented laboratory environments, which are enriched with critical discussion, provides discourse opportunities that can support argumentation. Second, both the number of arguments and the use of various scientific argumentation schemes can be enhanced by specific task structures. Third, &ldquo
argumentation schemes for presumptive reasoning&rdquo
is a promising analysis framework to reveal the argumentation patterns in scientific settings. Last, pre-service teachers can be encouraged to support and promote argumentation in their future science classrooms if they engage in argumentation integrated instructional strategies.
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Ozgelen, Sinan. "Exploring The Development Of Pre-service Science Teachers." Phd thesis, METU, 2010. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611603/index.pdf.
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The purposes of this study were to explore understanding of preservice science teachers&rsquo(PSTs) nature of science (NOS) views during the explicit-reflective and inquiry-based laboratory instruction and investigate PSTs&rsquo
perspectives and experiences related to learning NOS aspects in the science laboratory course. This study was carried out during the Laboratory Application in Science II course. A total of 45 PSTs participated to the study. The design of the study was qualitative and exploratory in nature. In the initial phase of the study, the researcher collected qualitative data with open-ended questionnaire to explore PSTs&rsquo
NOS views. Then, during the semester, reflection papers were collected to understand PSTs&rsquo
experiences with the intervention and to detect development about each NOS aspect. At the end of the semester, qualitative questionnaire and semi-structured interviews were conducted to determine the impact of the explicit-reflective and inquiry-based laboratory instruction. The results showed that all of the PSTs were able to make appropriate connections among the laboratory activities and the targeted NOS aspects at the end of the instruction. In addition, many PSTs developed their understanding levels of each aspect of nature of science. Moreover, findings revealed that some of the PSTs made connections among NOS aspects. Three main factors
discussions and presentations, using inquiry skills, and doing inquiry-based laboratory activities were determined as provide to PSTs to develop their NOS understanding. Furthermore, at the end PSTs developed their perspectives about teaching NOS.
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Arribada, Beaumont Jasmín. "Gestión y manejo práctico en servicios de registro sanitario nacional en un laboratorio farmacéutico." Tesis, Universidad de Chile, 2014. http://www.repositorio.uchile.cl/handle/2250/129880.
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Unidad de práctica para optar al título de Químico FarmacéuticoAutor no autoriza el acceso a texto completo de su documento
El presente escrito corresponde a la Unidad de Práctica Prolongada realizada durante seis meses, en el Área de Asuntos Regulatorios del Laboratorios SAVAL, bajo la responsabilidad de la Directora de Asuntos Regulatorios Andrea Reyes D. y la Químico Farmacéutico Natalia Sánchez U. El Área de Asuntos Regulatorios tiene la función de elaborar, revisar y corregir los diferentes documentos que deben ser presentados, tanto a la Autoridad Sanitaria de Chile (ISP-ANAMED), como a las autoridades de los países a los cuales exporta sus productos, con la finalidad de registrar productos y mantener vigente los registros sanitarios, de acuerdo a la reglamentación legal de cada país. Para facilitar y organizar de manera óptima la información de todos los registros sanitarios, el área regulatoria está dividida en dos partes; Registro Internacional y Registro Nacional. Esta última, tiene la finalidad de presentar todas las tramitaciones a la Agencia Nacional de Medicamentos (ANAMED), basándose en los requerimientos descritos en la legislación chilena. Con el propósito de realizar de manera práctica y teórica las diferentes tramitaciones realizadas en el Área de Registro Nacional, se desarrolló un plan de trabajo considerando las principales prestaciones que se realizan, tales como los registros sanitarios, renovaciones y modificaciones al registro de productos farmacéuticos. Además, se realizaron las actualizaciones de la información contenida en el sistema informático de Saval (SAP), Vademécums y entrega de monografía para la Página Web del Laboratorios SAVAL
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GUYON, GUILLET ANNE-CHANTAL. "Le service des dons de corps au laboratoire d'anatomie de la faculte de medecine de nantes." Nantes, 1989. http://www.theses.fr/1989NANT143M.
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Vargas, Salazar Fernando Rodrigo. "Proyecto de equipamiento e implementación de un laboratorio clínico, en el Centro de Salud Mallasa, en el macrodistrito-6 (municipio La Paz), durante el primer semestre de la gestión 2008." Universidad Mayor de San Andrés. Programa Cybertesis BOLIVIA, 2008. http://www.cybertesis.umsa.bo:8080/umsa/2008/vargas_sf/html/index-frames.html.
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El problema que se espera resolver con la ejecución del proyecto propuesto es lograr la atención a la demanda insatisfecha creciente de servicios básicos esenciales en el Análisis de Bioquímica Clínica (Servicio de Hematología, Servicio de Química Sanguínea, Líquidos biológicos, Examen General de Orina, Coproparasitológico simple seriado, Amebas en fresco y Moco fecal) siendo los beneficiarios la población en general de la localidad de Mallasa que asciende a 7.108 habitantes para proporcionar datos cualitativos y cuantitativos que contribuyan y orienten a la prevención, diagnóstico y tratamiento de enfermedades. Por ende, el impacto esperado y deseado tendrá una relación directamente proporcional con lograr satisfacer dicha demanda y cobertura
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Paralta, Patrícia Louro. "A inovação de serviço no setor público : um estudo exploratório." Master's thesis, Instituto Superior de Economia e Gestão, 2019. http://hdl.handle.net/10400.5/19255.
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Mestrado em Gestão e Estratégia IndustrialA inovação constitui uma fonte de vantagem competitiva para as empresas. Para o Setor Público a inovação surge como um elemento central na eficiência e eficácia dos serviços, contando com a tecnologia e pessoas para a sua implementação. No entanto, valores como a rigidez, burocracia e aversão ao risco, característicos do Setor Público, contrastam com os valores da inovação como a flexibilidade, agilidade e propensão ao risco. Em Portugal destacam-se medidas para inovar no Setor Público como o Simplex e o Programa Aproximar que pretenderam, respetivamente, superar os constrangimentos organizacionais e aproximar os serviços aos cidadãos. Recentemente, o Governo português apostou no Laboratório de Experimentação da Administração Pública (LabX) e na criação de um espaço para a experimentação de novas soluções, focando a sua metodologia no cidadão, trabalhando em conjunto com o Setor Público, Privado e academia. O LabX não surge apenas como uma unidade que desenvolve projetos, como se propõe igualmente a transformar a cultura do Setor Público, incentivando práticas mais colaborativas e centradas nos utilizadores. O presente trabalho destina-se à análise do LabX e de três projetos realizados. A metodologia de análise contou com uma observação participante realizada no laboratório. Os três pontos principais pretendem focar: a importância do laboratório para o Setor Público português e de que forma desenvolve os seus projetos; como consegue estabelecer parcerias no Setor Público e Privado; e de que forma utiliza as opiniões dos cidadãos para desenvolver e melhorar os serviços públicos.
Innovation is a source of competitive advantage for companies. Within the Public Sector, innovation emerges as a central element in the efficiency and effectiveness of services, relying on technology and people for implementation. Values like rigidity, burocracy and risk aversion that are characteristic of the Public Sector contrast with the values of innovation regarding flexibility, agility and risk propensity. Measures such as the Simplex and Programa Aproximar, that wanted to break silos and bring services closer to citizens are highlighted in the case of Portugal. Recently the Portuguese government invested in the Experimentation Laboratory for Public Administration (LabX) and in the creation of a space for experimentation of new solutions, with a methodology focused on citizens, working with the Public Sector, Private Sector and academia. The present work intends to analyse LabX and three of the projects carried out. The methodology of analysis included a participant observation in LabX. LabX not only emerges as a project developer unit, it also aims to transform the culture of a sector, by encouraging collaborative practices centered in users. The three main points focus on: the importance of the laboratory for the Portuguese Public Sector and how it develops its projects; how can it establish partnerships with both the Private and Public Sector; and how it uses the citizens? opinions to develop and build new public services.
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Arowosegbe, Oluwaseyi. "Outcomes of children transferring out of Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital HIV cohort using linkage to the National Health Laboratory Service Data." Master's thesis, University of Cape Town, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/11427/24873.
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Background and Rationale: Paediatric antiretroviral (ART) care in the Western Cape Province (WCP) has evolved following South Africa's (SA) massive roll-out of antiretroviral therapy in 2004 in response to the country's human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) epidemic. Decentralization of paediatric ART services was adopted in scaling up access to ART services for children living with HIV. Although children now mainly initiate ART at lower level facilities, sick or very young infants continue to initiate ART at tertiary health facilities and become eligible for transfer to lower level facilities after stabilization at tertiary health facilities. There has been limited assessment of the effectiveness of this model of ART care since its implementation. Aims and Objectives: The primary objective of this study is to determine the proportion of children that successfully transferred from Red Cross War Memorial Children's Hospital (RCWMCH) to referral facilities for continued ART within 18 or 48 months of their last appointment at RCWMCH. Successful transfer was defined in two ways: a laboratory test performed by a lower level facility (i) ≤18 months or (ii) ≤48 months after transfer date. The first interval corresponds to guideline recommendations for annual CD4/viral load monitoring; the second captures all children retained in care. Our secondary objectives are as follows: 1. To identify the determinants of successful transfer from RCWMCH. 2. To describe the CD4 and viral load outcomes of children that successfully transferred to referral lower health facilities within WCP. 3. To determine the feasibility of using the SA National Health Laboratory Service (NHLS) data for routine monitoring of children transferring between paediatric ART sites. Methods: A retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data was performed. The study population was children below the age of 16 years who were initiated onto ART at RCWMCH and transferred out to lower level facilities within the WCP from December 31, 2007 - January 1, 2012. We described children's characteristics before transfer out and post-transfer date. In those who successfully transferred, we compared their immunological and virological status at transfer out and at the first visit within 48 months after the transfer out date, using median change for continuous variables and difference in proportions for categorical variables. Results: Data from 1127 children with median age of 5.6 months (interquartile range [IQR] 3.1-19.9) was included; at ART initiation 85% had WHO stage III/IV disease and 57% were severely immunosuppressed. A total of 725 (64%) children were transferred; 69% (496) and 76% (541) successfully transferred within 18 and 48 months respectively. Since there is about 90% compliance with annual CD4/viral load monitoring guidelines, we estimate that up to 85% of children may have actually successfully transferred. Median time to successful transfer was 5.4 months (IQR 3.7-7.8). Among the 184 children (25%) who did not transfer successfully, 11% returned to RCWMCH. In patients who successfully transferred, median (IQR) CD4% increased between transfer out and first visit post-transfer [25.1% (17.3-33.8%) vs 30.2% (22.9-36.6%), p-value = 0.0000]. Children who had their transfer sites recorded in the database and those transferred before 2010 were identified to be associated with successful transfer (adjusted odds ratio (aOR 7.99, 95% Confidence Interval (CI) (2.3-28.5 and aOR 5.21, 95% CI 1.5-18.4 respectively). Conclusion: The proportion of children remaining in HIV care by 48 months after transfer out was at least 76% and 92% of those that transferred successfully reached the referral facility and undergoing a laboratory test within 18 months of transfer out. In children who successfully transferred, CD4% and viral load suppression improved after transfer. This suggests that paediatric ART decentralization is feasible with good outcomes. However, outcomes in those who were lost after transfer out need further investigation.