Working Hard to Improve Work Flow in the Lab

Abstract Resistive gate defects are unusual and difficult to detect with conventional techniques [1] especially on advanced devices manufactured with deep submicron SOI technologies. An advanced localization technique such as Scanning Capacitance Imaging is essential for localizing these defects, which can be followed by DC probing, dC/dV, CV (Capacitance-Voltage) measurements to completely characterize the defect. This paper presents a case study demonstrating this work flow of characterization techniques.

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Introduction of Wireless Buzzer to Improve Efficiency in Gynecology Triage (Preprint)

10.2196/preprints.19287 ◽

2020 ◽

Author(s):

Nicholas Mark Stansbury ◽

Erin Nelson

Keyword(s):

Medical Students ◽

Nurse Practitioners ◽

Nursing Staff ◽

Internal Control ◽

Patient Flow ◽

Low Cost ◽

Work Flow ◽

Optimal Time ◽

Nursing Experience ◽

Asking Questions

BACKGROUND Current workflow in GYN triage has medical students interviewing patients after triage by nursing staff. The optimal time to initiate patient contact is unclear. This confusion has led to duplication of questions to patients, interruptions for nurses and fewer patient encounters for students. OBJECTIVE Determine if a restaurant-style buzzer can streamline workflow in gynecology (GYN) triage. METHODS A Plan-Do-Study-Act approach was used. Stakeholders were medical students, nurses, Nurse Practitioners and physicians. Factors contributing to workflow slowdown: students re-asking questions of patients, interruption of nursing staff, confusion about optimal patient flow. The net result was fewer interviews completed by students. The project was introduced during clerkship orientation. Buzzers were provided on weeks 1, 3, 5 of the rotation. Weeks 2, 4, 6 no buzzers were provided as an internal control. After each clerkship, students received a survey assessing key areas of waste and workflow disruption. A focus group with ten nurses was also conducted. RESULTS From February-July 2019, 30/45 surveys were completed (66%) 1. Very difficult/difficult to know when to begin the encounter: 90% without; 21.4% with buzzer p<.001 2. Students re-asking questions: very often/often 96.7% without; 14.8% with buzzer p<.001 3. Nursing staff interruptions: 76.7% very often/often without; 18.5% with buzzer p<.001 4. The odds of interviewing 5 or more patients per shift are ~10X greater using the buzzer χ²=14.2; p<.001 CONCLUSIONS The 10 nurses interviewed unanimously favored the use of the buzzer. Introduction of a simple, low-cost restaurant-style buzzer improved triage work-flow, student and nursing experience.

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Mediating Effect of Kindergarten Teacher's Teaching Flow between Work Flow and Teaching Professionalism

Korean Association For Learner-Centered Curriculum And Instruction ◽

10.22251/jlcci.2020.20.23.183 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 20 (23) ◽

pp. 183-201

Author(s):

JuYeon Song

Keyword(s):

Mediating Effect ◽

Work Flow

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Managing work flow in high enrolling trials: The development and implementation of a sampling strategy in the PREPARE trial

Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications ◽

10.1016/j.conctc.2021.100730 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 21 ◽

pp. 100730

Author(s):

David Pogorzelski ◽

Uyen Nguyen ◽

Paula McKay ◽

Lehana Thabane ◽

Megan Camara ◽

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Keyword(s):

Sampling Strategy ◽

Work Flow

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Identification for adulteration of beef with chicken based on single primer-triggered isothermal amplification

International Journal of Food Engineering ◽

10.1515/ijfe-2019-0239 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Jiao Chen ◽

Pansong Zhang ◽

Haixia Wang ◽

Yanjing Shi

Keyword(s):

Limit Of Detection ◽

Chicken Meat ◽

Isothermal Amplification ◽

Work Flow ◽

Acid Extraction ◽

Specificity And Sensitivity ◽

Total Dna ◽

Meat Species ◽

Species Specific ◽

Single Primer

Abstract Adulteration of beef with cheap chicken has become a growing problem worldwide. In this study, a quick, single primer-triggered isothermal amplification (SAMP) combined with a fast nucleic acid extraction method was employed to detect the chicken meat in adulterated beef. Chicken from adulterated beef was identified using the chicken species-specific primer designed according to the Gallus gallus mitochondrial conserved sequences. Our SAMP method displayed good specificity and sensitivity in detecting chicken and beef meat DNA–the limit of detection (LOD) of SAMP is 0.33 pg/μL of chicken and beef total DNA and 2% w/w chicken meat in beef. The whole work flow from DNA extraction to signal detection can be finished within 1 h, fulfilling the requirement of on-site meat species identification.

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