scholarly journals Benefits Derived from Full Laboratory Automation in Microbiology: A Tale of Four Laboratories

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karissa Culbreath ◽  
Heather Piwonka ◽  
John Korver ◽  
Mir Noorbash
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Clinical Microbiology ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Laboratory Automation ◽  
Productivity Cost ◽  
Cost Avoidance ◽  
Large Multicenter Study ◽  
Full Automation

Automation in clinical microbiology is starting to become more common place and reportedly offers several advantages over the manual laboratory. Most studies have reported on the rapid turn-around-times for culture results including times for identification of pathogens and their respective antimicrobial susceptibilities, but few have studied the benefits from a laboratory efficiency point of view. This is the first large, multicenter study in North America to report on the benefits derived from automation measured in full-time equivalents (FTE), FTE reallocation, productivity, cost per specimen, and cost avoidance. Pre- and post-full automation audits were done at 4 laboratories that have vastly different culture volumes, and results show that regardless of size of the facility, improved efficiencies can be realized after implementation of full laboratory automation.

646 ENDOSCOPIC SUBMUCOSAL DISSECTION FOR GASTRIC NEOPLASIA: A LARGE MULTICENTER STUDY FROM NORTH AMERICA

2019 ◽  
Vol 89 (6) ◽  
pp. AB102-AB103
Author(s):  
Saowanee Ngamruengphong ◽  
Lorenzo E. Ferri ◽  
Hiroyuki Aihara ◽  
Peter V. Draganov ◽  
Dennis Yang ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection ◽  
Multicenter Study ◽  
Submucosal Dissection ◽  
Large Multicenter Study ◽  
Gastric Neoplasia

scholarly journals Digital Images in Teaching and Learning at York University: Are the Libraries Meeting the Needs of Faculty Members in Fine Arts?

2012 ◽  
Vol 7 (2) ◽  
pp. 20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary Kandiuk ◽  
Aaron Lupton
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Teaching And Learning ◽  
Electronic Mail ◽  
Digital Images ◽  
Fine Arts ◽  
Image Databases ◽  
Faculty Members ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Training And Support

Objective – This study assessed the needs for digital image delivery to faculty members in Fine Arts at York University in order to ensure that future decisions regarding the provision of digital images offered through commercial vendors and licensed by the Libraries meet the needs of teaching faculty. Methods – The study was comprised of four parts. A Web survey was distributed to 62 full-time faculty members in the Faculty of Fine Arts in February of 2011. A total of 25 responses were received. Follow-up interviews were conducted with nine faculty members. Usage statistics were examined for licensed library image databases. A request was posted on the electronic mail lists of the Art Libraries Society of North America (ARLIS-L) and the Art Libraries Society of North America Canada Chapter (CARLIS-L) in April 2011 requesting feedback regarding the use of licensed image databases. There were 25 responses received. Results – Licensed image databases receive low use and pose pedagogical and technological challenges for the majority of the faculty members in Fine Arts that we surveyed. Relevant content is the overriding priority, followed by expediency and convenience, which take precedence over copyright and cleared permissions, resulting in a heavy reliance on Google Images Search. Conclusions – The needs of faculty members in Fine Arts who use digital images in their teaching at York University are not being met. The greatest shortcomings of licensed image databases provided by the Libraries are the content and technical challenges, which impede the ability of faculty to fully exploit them. Issues that need to be resolved include the lack of contemporary and Canadian content, training and support, and organizational responsibility for the provision of digital images and support for the use of digital images.

Further Notes on Structural Types and Earth Movements

1931 ◽  
Vol 68 (1) ◽  
pp. 15-24
Author(s):  
J. S. Lee
Keyword(s):  
South Africa ◽  
North America ◽  
Critical Points ◽  
Eastern China ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Continental Scale ◽  
Structural Types ◽  
Tectonic Features ◽  
Geological Magazine

In a previous paper published in the Geological Magazine, the writer made an attempt to discuss the mechanism of earth movement on a continental scale purely from a tectonic point of view. The problem is so vast and involved that some of the vital points were hardly touched upon, partly because of lack of space and partly of literature. The arrival of the admirable works of Dr. A. du Toit and Dr. E. Krenkel has enabled the writer to deduce the mechanism of the movements of South Africa directly from its tectonic features, which process is thought to be far more reliable than the type of argument used in the previous case although the results arrived at are essentially the same. The earlier movements in North America are now seen to furnish evidence of the same type of mechanism as that which staged the later movements. An epsilon type of structure has been recognized in Eastern China, which was then described as a mere arc. The problem of the distribution of concealed coalfields in England was in the previous paper barely touched upon. It is now proposed to consider some of the critical points bearing on the problem.

scholarly journals Experience with the use of microbiological analyzer BactoSCREEN in a routine practice of clinical microbiology laboratory

2020 ◽  
pp. 221-230
Author(s):  
Svetlana A. Gordeeva ◽  
A.Yu. Zolotarev ◽  
M.G. Movsisyan ◽  
A.V. Rozinko
Keyword(s):  
Species Identification ◽  
Clinical Microbiology ◽  
Objective Assessment ◽  
Maldi Ms ◽  
Routine Practice ◽  
Clinical Microbiology Laboratory ◽  
Full Time ◽  
Microbiology Laboratory ◽  
Staff Time ◽  
Wide Range

Objective. Assessment of bacterial identification effectiveness in clinical microbiology laboratory using the MALDI-MS based system BactoSCREEN. Materials and Methods. Bacteriological testing was done by the cultivation on Сolumbia agar with 5% of sheep blood (at 37°C for 24 hours). Colonies for identification were selected based on their growth pattern, type of hemolysis, morphology and consistency. The species identification was done by the MALDI-MS using the microbiology analyzer BactoSCREEN. Apart from MALDI-MS, we used morphology and biochemical methods for species identification when necessary. Serological tests were used for serovar and biovar identifications. Results. A total of 85945 bacterial identifications was performed in 2018. When compared to 2017, the throughput of the laboratory increased ten times. A total of 23252 isolates were obtained in the previously mentioned period. A single identification took 2.98–13.22 minutes including time for supporting procedures, whereas the staff time for one identification itself constituted an average of 1.55 minutes. When compared to manual methods, introduction of mass-spectrometry allowed us to achieve 3.5-fold decrease of the staff time in the average. Therefore, annual labor saving in terms of staffing corresponds to 11 full-time positions. Conclusions. In view of high throughput, analysis speed, simplicity and low cost of sample preparation, MALDI-MS identification fits well into the practice of clinical microbiology laboratory, especially when large-scale screening studies of bacterial cultures are required. The use of MALDI-MS is likely to be most promising when carrying out microbiological monitoring that is traditionally associated with large number of samples and wide range of microorganisms detected.

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