...Means By Karen Southwick When a laboratory instrument breaks down at Marian Medical Center, on the central coast of California, staff members roll up their sleeves to fix it because the nearest repair facility is three to four hours away, which means at least a day’s turnaround. "We have to be very good at repairing instruments ourselves and doing on-site and preventive maintenance," says Nancy Felton, laboratory manager at Marian, a 167bed hospital in Santa Maria, Calif., about equidistant from San Francisco and Los Angeles. Consequently, reliability and user-friendly maintenance and repair are key criteria in the hospital’s purchase of new or replacement instruments. "We want to be able to deal with most problems ourselves," Felton says. Marian Medical Center and other small hospitals (under 200 beds) share similar labmanagement problems: When considering new tests, these labs must justify not only the cost of the equipment, but also the space and training resources they will consume. Turnaround time and volume are also important factors. 1 Practice Management Toolkit © 2011 College of American Pathologists. All rights reserved. At the same time, small hospitals must compete vigorously to attract and retain physicians. And, since these hospitals are often the sole providers in their areas, they emphasize high-quality, wide-ranging patient care. "Being small is no excuse for being less than excellent," says Edward Ewing, DO, laboratory medical director for Waynesboro...
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...Lead Time Management at Littlefield Labs Background Littlefield Laboratories has opened a new blood testing lab. This laboratory uses the same process as the lab encountered in your prior assignment, Capacity Management at Littlefield Labs—neither the process sequence nor the process time distributions have changed. The lab began operations with a raw materials inventory of 160 kits and $1,000,000 cash. Customer demand continues to be random, but the expected daily demand will not change during the lab’s life span. Expert advisors know that demand will end abruptly on Day 268 and the lab will no longer be necessary. Any remaining machinery or inventory will be useless after Day 268, and thus have no residual value. Management would like to increase revenue and decrease costs. They believe a more responsive laboratory will increase revenue and they understand well-balanced inventory policies ought to minimize costs. Operations Policies at Littlefield In appreciation of your prior recommendations and contributions, Littlefield has once again retained your services on their 50th day of operations. This time, they would like your help with further lead time improvements and optimizing their inventory policy. Management has used process time estimates from your first report to calculate a stable capacity configuration. They have purchased the recommended machinery, but are not entirely pleased with the lead time performance. Management trusts you will be able to effectively...
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...GENERAL LABORATORY GUIDELINES Student Reference 7 September 2008 Version 1 Table of Contents 1 2 3 4 5 6 Introduction, P3 Requirement, P4 Attendance, P4 Lab Schedule, P4 Lab Replacement, P5 Lab Regulation 6.1 General Rules, P5 6.2 Safety Rules, P6 Lab Rules & Regulations on Computer Usage 7.1 ICT Computer Lab, P7 7.2 ICT Internet Lab, P8 Appendix 1 (Lab Replacement Flow Chart), P10 Appendix 2 (Lab Session Replacement Form), P11 Policy for Laboratory Usage after Office Hours, 10.1 Operating Procedure, P12 10.2 Warnings on liability, P12 10.3 Rules and Regulations, P12 Use of Laboratory After Office Hours 11.1 Appendix 3 (Application Form), P14 11.2 Appendix 4 (Student’s Declaration Form), P15 Ambulance Services, P16 Lab Safety Handbook on Chemical Hazards, Physical Hazards and Biological hazards, P17-P64 7 8 9 10 11 13 14 Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman 2 Definitions • • • • • Lab Session: Time duration allocated for student to do lab experiment. Lab Sheet: A printed material usually contains a series of instructions and information given to the student on how to conduct lab experiment. Lab Report: A written report prepared by student based on individual observation and data analysis after the lab experiment. The format and requirements are usually stated in the lab sheet. Lab Coordinator: A person in charge of coordinating all the lab sessions of the semester and administrating lab matters. Lab Instructor: An academic staff (lecturer or tutor) in...
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...In the chapters The Laboratory and Therapies in Roy Porter’s “Blood and Guts: A Short History of Medicine” Porter takes us through the development of what is modern medicine. Starting at the beginning of the 18th century, Porter describes the many breakthroughs that have shaped the landscape of today’s medical practice: from the stethoscope to the discovery of DNA’s double helix, to germ theory and the invention of penicillin. Advances in biochemistry, biology, nutrition, and even physics all drove medicine away from being centered around the patient and holistic medicine, and more towards a more structuralized and empirical scientific form of medicine, where diseases were distinct entities that caused malady. Porter also discusses a few of...
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...Slovenia, 5-8 September 2011 2011 WIETE Remote engineering laboratories for collaborative experiments A. Nafalski, Z. Nedić & J. Machotka University of South Australia Adelaide, Australia ABSTRACT: Personal and professional attributes of university engineering graduates have become local and national priorities in Australia and elsewhere. These include communication skills, the management of information, a capacity for creation and innovation, commitment to professional and ethical responsibilities, leadership and team skills, capacity for lifelong learning and appropriate professional attitudes. This paper reports on selected collaborative remote engineering laboratory developments that can address some or all of the above competence items, and allow experiments to be conducted with partners sitting at the same computer next to each other or at computers dispersed around the world. The Internet enables the global collaboration and information interchange in social media and also in more professionally oriented remote engineering and science laboratories, where students may work together being geographically located elsewhere. INTRODUCTION Remote laboratories offer great opportunities for local students’ worldwide access to facilities elsewhere in the city, in the country and in the world, the facilities being either unique, expensive, or allowing for interaction via the Internet [1-3]. Few remote laboratories offer a co llaborative working environment, even though engineers...
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...As a part of a research project in our Business Communication class, we targeted the laptop requirement by students in the College of Business. Reasoning for the policy being implemented, its helpfulness for students and faculty alike, and the policy’s effectiveness was our main focus. This report will show the results of that research. Students, faculty, and the administration in the college of business were our focal point. Surveys were given to students with questions regarding financial hardships caused by laptop requirement and their opinions of the policy among others. Faculty was interviewed on their thoughts and how the policy helped with the classroom. Administration helped with the reasoning behind implementing the policy and some hints to phase outs of the computer labs located in the college of business. We found that students believed that the policy is not effective, but should be enforced. For faculty, some believe that the policy is helpful for learning and welcome laptops in the classroom while others feel that laptops can be a distraction to everyone. The administration implemented the policy because they want students to have the ability to work anywhere at any time with the specialized tools/software needed for courses taken. They also feel laptops are necessary for non-traditional students who may be full time professionals and have the option to complete courses online. Rumors that the laptop requirement was put into place because of possible computer...
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...Action research Action research is a process by which educators carry out research, educators are urged to focus on issues they can influence. This is because educators are more often than not motivated to solve problems they have personally identified rather than those that have been identified by others. One of the topics approached through action research is the class specific research. In this topic, teachers investigate and seek solutions for a specific issue in the classroom. For example, a teacher may notice paroxysm in a certain student when a particular subject begins and can therefore move to address that issue by trying several remedial actions then identifying the most effective one. Another topic is collaborative research whereby teachers can work collectively to resolve a specific problem. For instance, a school may have limited computer facilities and teachers may notice that their requests to access the computer lab are overlapping. Teachers can seek a remedy to this problem by developing plans that allow different classrooms to access the labs at different times of the school year which will never overlap. The third is presenting findings. In this topic, teachers work individually in conducting action research which then can benefit other teachers who are doing research. After conducting individual research, teachers present their findings to a teacher’s meeting to let other teachers to incorporate their findings in the classroom. The final topic is the district...
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...Evolution Lab Sherrie Hamby BIO/101 January 18, 2012 James Marlowe Evolution Lab Evolution is a necessary stage and part of life. It’s what has shaped and define all living organisms on this planet. Evolution has helped all population and organisms respond to change in their habitat. The way they have survived is by passing on certain traits that have worked on keeping them alive it is known as adaptation. I wanted to see what would happen if you changed the eating habits of finches. What effect this will have on the evolution of life on this island? Materials All of the materials that you will need for this experiment are: a computer, pencil, paper for notes, and access to the Evolution Lab on the student website for the University of Phoenix. Introduction First, I went to the student web site and used the Evolution Lab website for the University of Phoenix. What I wanted to do is run two different scenarios to determine how much effect food sources have on finches. The test has seven different variables that you can change and those are beak size, variance, heritability, clutch size, island size, population, and precipitation. The test is simulated on two different islands one is named Darwin’s Island and the other is named Wallace’s Island. Experiments The first experiment that I ran I chose to set my parameters for Darwin’s and Wallace’s island the same. The parameters are: initial beak size 12.0 mm, heritability 0.7, variance 1.0, clutch size 10.0 eggs...
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...This is to be written about a lab you've already done in the course. See the instructions for possibilities on the lab topic. It is to be at least 3 pages, and not more than 5 pages double spaced. Below are listed the sections you should have in the paper. You DO need to separate sections and label them each separately! Don't run them all together or else points will be deducted. Title: 10 words or less. Introduction: This is to be background information. Here you give the hypothesis and talk about what other experiments have been done on this subject. This is where you can cite some outside sources. What is the purpose of the experiment? Methods: What equipment was used to do the experiment? What was being measured? Results: Here is where your graphs, figures, tables etc. go. Record the data here. Conclusion/Discussion: Here you can describe the data. What does it mean? Did your experiment support the hypothesis? Come to a conclusion. Here you also cite outside sources as you explain the results. References: Here is where you cite the sources used in your paper. This lab report should be 3 to 5 double spaced pages. Its format should follow that given in Lab Module 1 and illustrated in the lab simulation concerning Scientific Reports assigned at the beginning of the semester. That is, the report should be divided into 4 sections: Introduction, Methods, Results, and Discussion or Conclusion. Consult the Scientific Reports lab simulation concerning the content...
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...After completing Lab 4 Acceleration Due To Gravity I can conclude that using a direct method (free falling activity) in obtaining acceleration is more precise than compared to the indirect method (pendulum swing activity). Thusly when I compared my results of each experiment, the free falling measurements were not so great, but closer to the earth’s acceleration. For example, my last measurement of the free falling activity was approximately 985.11 cm/s^2, which was very close to the earth’s acceleration. On the other hand my last measurement on the pendulum swing activity my last measurement was 2196.14 cm/s^2, which was very off from the earth’s acceleration. It is possible to assume errors in my calculations may had alter any of my measurements. Also possible errors in the experiment could have also altered my results. I can honestly say it is not that simple to obtain multiple measure close to the earth’s average. This experiment was overall simple to conduct, but obtaining really good results compared to the earth’s average is the challenge. I really enjoyed conducting this experiment using two different methods to obtain acceleration. My favorite activity was the free falling activity, because I actually obtain one very good measure. These experiments were pretty simple once I got the hang of using the equipment. I thought this experiment was quite interesting looking at my results and comparing them to the average. I had no dislikes on these experiments. Overall this...
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...is inconclusive. Miss Z was an American student who claimed to have out-of-body experiences during her sleep. Charles Tart arranged for Miss Z to spend four nights in a sleeping laboratory, during which time he would test to see whether her out-of-body experiences really occurred. In order to test it, Tart hid a random five-digit number in the sleeping lab each night and asked Miss Z to find and remember the number during her out-of-body experience. She managed to get the number correct every night – the probability of this being due to luck is 1/100,000 therefore Tart concluded that she must have had out-of-body experiences each night in order to get the number correct. Sceptics have since questioned the reliability and validity of the findings of Tart’s research. Miss Z moved away straight after the experiment, meaning it could not be replicated. The results therefore cannot be verified and compared to other results therefore they lack reliability. Tart (1969) did attempt a similar study using Robert Monroe who also claimed to have out-of-body experiences but the experiment was unsuccessful and the findings were never published. Also noted by sceptics were the methodological issues during the Miss Z experiment. Despite Tart’s claim that Miss Z had limited movement in the sleep laboratory due to being attached to several machines, sceptics claim it could have been possible for her to gain the information using normal sensory channels. The target object was in the same...
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...Scope: In this lab we studied Buckling. Buckling is one type of failure mode which is related to stability. Buckling is the result of axial compression resulting in a lateral deflection. In this experiment five steal columns with different lengths 25-5 “in” are being under axial compression forming buckling. Buckling can occur in any compressive structure and should always be considered in design. Significance: Columns are one type of the commonly used structure in bridges and building to support. However whenever these columns are compressed with axial load, they tend to buckle. The shorter the column the better it is when it comes to buckling. Longer columns tend to bulk faster and under a lower load. An extensive buckling may results into a fracture. Engineers prefer to use columns due to their lightweight and high strength, however, buckling is an important failure to look at whenever there is any structure with an axial load applied on it. Apparatus Required: Tools and materials used in this experiment are: 1. Baldwin Universal Testing Machine with 60, 0000 lb. capacity 2. Ruler. 3. Micrometer or Caliper. 4. Specimens: steel (C1018 hot rolled or ASTM A36) rods with nominal 0.5 inch diameter of with lengths of 5, 10, 15, 20 and 25 inches. (Nominal properties: E = 29500 ksi, sy = 36,000 psi) 5. Lubricating grease for ends of specimens. Procedure: First the diameter and the length of the sample specimens using a ruler for length and micrometer or caliper for diameter...
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...ITCS102 Desktop HardwareWeek 2 - Lab Worksheet | Student Name: <<Insert Name Here>> Guidelines for the Week 2 Assignment: This worksheet will assist you in completing your labs for this week. After you complete this worksheet, please save it as lastname_Week2Lab.docx and submit. You are required to complete all sections as indicated below. You will replace the red brackets and text with the indicated material. For example, for the “Student Name” section above, a completed response would look like this: Student Name: Monti Stanley When responding with text, please leave the text red so that your instructor will be able to find your responses easily. When pasting an image, please replace the red text with the image. Taking a screen shot: Be sure to press Alt+PrtScn key combination to capture a screen shot, instead of Ctrl+PrtScn. As you can see below, Ctrl+PrtScn captures the entire desktop while Alt+PrtScn captures only the active window. | | * Press Ctrl+PrtScn keys together * Press Ctrl+Fn+PrtScn keys together for some laptops | * Press Alt+PrtScn keys together * Press Alt+Fn+PrtScn keys together for some laptops | Complete the following activities by logging into the http://login.cengagebrain.com web site: 1) | LabConnection: Chapter 1 – Lab 1Follow the instructions provided in the course for accessing the LabConnection web site. Locate the labs for your class and then click on Chapter 1 – Lab 1. When you...
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...decades ago and the subsequent introduction of the Internet, it has become an essential tool for many students and adults alike. Computer is used at work and even at schools which usually have computer laboratories. However, although computers are a great technological invention contributing tremendously to human kind, it is not necessary that each student should own a computer to be intelligent and smart. firstly, as mentioned above, most schools have computer labs which are accessible for students. thus, poor students who are unable to afford computers can utilise the facilities at their school or assignment and research. Secondly, research has shown that many students do not use the computer wisely. Most computers have internet connections that help students with research as it contains volumes of data. However there are students who use it to watch illegal and pornographic sites. some even download pornographic images and distribute it to other students. Thus, if students possess individual computers, they may be tempted to visit these sites as there is no supervision from school authorities. These smuts cannot be accessed via school computers as the sites are barred by school authorities. There is thus, better control and supervision of students at the school computer laboratories compared to students who own personal computers. In addition, many cyber and internet cafes are sprouting in malaysia. It is relatively inexpensive to use their facilities. Thus, it is not necessary...
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...Running head: Best Practice Guide Best Practice Guide for a DDoS Attack WGU – LOT2 Hacking Task 2 Abstract This paper will accompany a PowerPoint presentation about best practices for preventing a DDoS attack. This will be the best practice guide and will be mentioning and elaborating all of the points in the slideshow. Best Practice Guide for a DDoS Attack It is important to have a plan in place when dealing with a DDoS attack. This guide will serve as the best practice guide for the university. Outlined will be some of the best practices to help prevent a DDoS attack and will be followed by the university. The first thing that the university needs to do is create a response plan and practice the plan over and over. The worst thing that could happen is a DDoS attack starts to occur and nobody knows what to do or what their role is in stopping this attack. A team must be formulated and assignments can be broken down between team members to divide and conquer this attack. It is better to have five different people working on five different tasks or ways to stop the attack instead of five people working on one. The best way to understand the attack is to attack yourself and find the weak spots. Performing a vulnerability assessment on your network will give you a better understanding how your networks functions and where you can find single points of failure. Redundancy is being able to still continue working...
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