PDA Points to Consider: Best Practices for Document/Data Management and Control and Preparing for Data Integrity Inspections

Abstract Preparing a neurophysiological data set with the aim of sharing and publishing is hard. Many of the available tools and services to provide a smooth workflow for data publication are still in their maturing stages and not well integrated. Also, best practices and concrete examples of how to create a rigorous and complete package of an electrophysiology experiment are still lacking. Given the heterogeneity of the field, such unifying guidelines and processes can only be formulated together as a community effort. One of the goals of the NFDI-Neuro consortium initiative is to build such a community for systems and behavioral neuroscience. NFDI-Neuro aims to address the needs of the community to make data management easier and to tackle these challenges in collaboration with various international initiatives (e.g., INCF, EBRAINS). This will give scientists the opportunity to spend more time analyzing the wealth of electrophysiological data they leverage, rather than dealing with data formats and data integrity.

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Infection Prevention Considerations for a Multi-Mission Convention Center Field Hospital in Baltimore, Maryland during the COVID-19 Pandemic

Disaster Medicine and Public Health Preparedness ◽

10.1017/dmp.2021.210 ◽

2021 ◽

pp. 1-21

Author(s):

Jennifer A. Jones ◽

Zishan K. Siddiqui ◽

Charles Callahan ◽

Surbhi Leekha ◽

Sharon Smyth ◽

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Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Infection Prevention ◽

Diagnostic Testing ◽

The United States ◽

Infection Prevention And Control ◽

Field Hospital ◽

First Case ◽

Convention Center ◽

Set Up ◽

And Control

Abstract The state of Maryland identified its first case of COVID-19 on March 5, 2020. The Baltimore Convention Center (BCCFH) quickly became a selected location to set up a 250-bed inpatient Field Hospital and Alternate Care Site. In contrast to other field hospitals throughout the United States, the BCCFH remained open throughout the pandemic and took on additional COVID-19 missions, including community SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic testing, monoclonal antibody infusions for COVID-19 outpatients, and community COVID-19 vaccinations. At the time of publication, the BCCFH had cared for 1,478 COVID-19 inpatients, performed 108,155 COVID-19 tests, infused 2,166 COVID-19 patients, and administered 115,169 doses of COVID-19 vaccine. To prevent the spread of pathogens during operations, infection prevention and control guidelines were essential to ensure the safety of staff and patients. Through multi-agency collaboration, utilization of infection prevention best practices, and answering what we describe as “PPE-ESP”, an operational framework was established to reduce infection risks for those providing or receiving care at the BCCFH during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Assessment of the Implementation of Proper Solid Waste Management of The Residents In Bonbon, Clarin, Bohol

ACADEME University of Bohol Graduate School and Professional Studies ◽

10.15631/aubgsps.v14i1.137 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 1-18

Author(s):

Daisy Ganados ◽

Jessebel Gencianos ◽

Ruth Ann Faith Mata ◽

Christopher Sam Pates ◽

Christine Mariesalvatiera ◽

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Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Waste Management ◽

Solid Waste ◽

Waste Disposal ◽

Solid Waste Management ◽

Household Waste ◽

Waste Collection ◽

Zero Waste ◽

Planning And Control ◽

And Control

Solid waste management is the process of collecting and treating solid wastes. It also offers solutions for recycling items that do not belong to garbage or trash. Reducing and eliminating the adverse impact of waste materials on human health and the environment supports economic development. Quality of life is the primary goal of solid waste management. To ensure environmental best practices, content or hazard potential and solid waste must be managed systematically, and it is needed to be incorporated into ecological planning. This study aimed to assess Bonbon, Clarin, Bohol residents towards the proper implementation of solid waste management. The quantitative-descriptive method of research was used with the aid of a modified standardized survey questionnaire. The data showed that mothers or married respondents aged 21-30 got the highest percentage. Therefore, it shows that they are the ones primarily in charge of household waste management. The Assessment of the implementation of Solid Waste Management was conducted per dimension: Planning and Control, Zero Waste Collection Service, and Waste Disposal System. According to the results, the dimension of Planning and Control was labeled as Strongly Implemented, Zero Waste Collection Service was marked as Moderately Implemented, and Waste Disposal System was categorized as Moderately Not Implemented. Therefore, it shows that the Solid Waste Management in Bonbon, Clarin, Bohol was moderately implemented. Thus, the study's outcome served as a guide to enhance their best practices for the full implementation and sustainability of solid waste management in their locality.

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IT Governance in Romania: A Case Study

Global Economy Journal ◽

10.2202/1524-5861.1441 ◽

2009 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 1850158 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Mirela Gheorghe ◽

Pavel Nastase ◽

Dana Boldeanu ◽

Aleca Ofelia

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Financial Institutions ◽

It Governance ◽

Status Report ◽

Policies And Procedures ◽

Governance Practices ◽

Global Status ◽

Using Data ◽

And Control

Relatively new in Romania, IT governance is defined as procedures and policies established in order to assure that the IT system of an organization sustains its goals and strategies. This bundle of policies and procedures, following the best practices in the area, intends to guide and control the IT function in order to add value to the organization and to minimize IT risks. The purpose of the research is to identify the measure in which the IT governance practices are implemented to the level of the financial institutions in Romania. The goal of this paper is a comparative analysis for implementing IT governance using data offered by the IT Governance Institute. This institute makes every year a study (IT Governance Global Status Report – 2006) to determine a sense of priorities and to develop actions for implementing IT governance, using data which acknowledges once more the need for all organizations to have tools and services to assure an efficient IT governance. In this way, the research will analyze, in the field of Romanian financial institutions, the most serious IT problems pointed out by the respondents from the last year, the most efficient measures considered by top management for resolving problems pointed out, the best used practices in IT governance and the most used frameworks for implementing IT governance practices.

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Engineering Education through a Flipped Classroom Model

Proceedings of the Canadian Engineering Education Association (CEEA) ◽

10.24908/pceea.v0i0.10248 ◽

2018 ◽

Author(s):

David Wang ◽

Adam Gomes

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Student Performance ◽

Flipped Classroom ◽

Core Curriculum ◽

Engineering Students ◽

Capstone Project ◽

Variable Control ◽

Flipped Classrooms ◽

Comparison Of The Results ◽

And Control

Abstract – A flipped classroom model is used to teach a 4th year multi-variable control systems course. This course is a technical elective and is not in the core curriculum. The capstone project is to model and control a nonlinear robot in simulation. The students are interdisciplinary Engineering students (Mechanical, Mechatronics, Computer and Electrical). Building upon accepted best practices for flipped classrooms, several additional enhancements are applied and evaluated. The results of student surveys as well as a comparison of the results of student performance in the capstone project between traditional and flipped lecturing techniques are presented. It is believed that the enhancements that were implemented can aid in future flipped classroom initiatives.

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Five dilemmas in public procurement

Journal of Public Procurement ◽

10.1108/jopp-15-02-2015-b003 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 15 (2) ◽

pp. 177-207 ◽

Cited By ~ 12

Author(s):

Clifford P. McCue ◽

Eric Prier ◽

David Swanson

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Public Procurement ◽

Flexible Structures ◽

Government Reform ◽

The Public ◽

Best Value ◽

Competing Demands ◽

The Public Sphere ◽

Operational Constraints ◽

And Control

Procurement systems in democratic governments across the globe face competing demands, conflated values and goals, and are being called upon to address societies "wicked" problems under the rubric of government "reform." As a result, government purchasing professionals are being challenged to develop new flexible structures and processes that devolve purchasing responsibility, yet maintain accountability and control; limit the opportunity for fraud/mismanagement while reducing operational constraints; increase economic efficiency while satisfying political demands for minority/local/small and women owned business participation; increase open and transparent competition while achieving best value; and applying best practices while confronting legal limitations. Essentially these dilemmas have placed public procurement at the forefront of government reform efforts. The current study delineates the nature of five dilemmas that purchasing practitioners face, and the implications of these dilemmas for purchasing in the public sphere are explored. Given the complexity of these dilemmas, procurement professionals will be continually called upon to balance these inherent tensions with little guidance from policymakers or elected officials.

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Efficient data management and control over WSNs using SDN-enabled aerial networks

International Journal of Communication Systems ◽

10.1002/dac.4170 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 33 (1) ◽

pp. e4170 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Mohd Abuzar Sayeed ◽

Rajesh Kumar ◽

Vishal Sharma

Keyword(s):

Data Management ◽

Efficient Data ◽

And Control

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Using Unmanned Surface Vehicles for Harbor Security and Disaster Mitigation and Relief: Special Topic 5: Best Practices in Sensor Design and Use, Systems Operations and Data Management

OCEANS 2019 MTS/IEEE SEATTLE ◽

10.23919/oceans40490.2019.8962657 ◽

2019 ◽

Author(s):

Stephen Ferretti ◽

Neil Zerbe

Keyword(s):

Best Practices ◽

Data Management ◽

Disaster Mitigation ◽

Special Topic ◽

Sensor Design ◽

Unmanned Surface Vehicles

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Data management and control-flow constructs in a SIMD/SPMD parallel language/compiler

[1990 Proceedings] The Third Symposium on the Frontiers of Massively Parallel Computation ◽

10.1109/fmpc.1990.89490 ◽

2002 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

M.A. Nichols ◽

H.J. Siegel ◽

H.G. Dietz

Keyword(s):

Data Management ◽

Control Flow ◽

Parallel Language ◽

And Control

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Enhancing Mechanical Engineering Distance Education Through IT-Enabled Remote Laboratories

Volume 8: 14th Design for Manufacturing and the Life Cycle Conference; 6th Symposium on International Design and Design Education; 21st International Conference on Design Theory and Methodology, Parts A and B ◽

10.1115/detc2009-87456 ◽

2009 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Andrew C. Hyder ◽

J. Lane Thames ◽

Dirk Schaefer

Keyword(s):

Nontraditional Students ◽

Best Practices ◽

Laboratory Experiments ◽

Network Control ◽

Educational Tool ◽

Technical Developments ◽

Remote Laboratories ◽

Remote Labs ◽

Smooth Connection ◽

And Control

The use of remotely operated laboratory experiments is gaining credibility to substitute traditional experimentation practices for distance learning students. Universities have been exploring this option to cater to the growing number of nontraditional students who are only able to participate in education remotely. In this paper the authors discuss how recent advances in robotic and network control have laid the foundation for which remote labs can be built and used as a novel educational tool. Models of how to implement remote laboratory experiments demonstrate the important considerations and best practices which would be addressed when developing an experiment. The consideration of network navigation is essential to foster the smooth connection between remote users and local equipment without inhibiting existing system functionality. Firewall communication through static and dynamic IP addresses must be delegated carefully while network and security administrators open channels for communication. Command and control interfaces can substantially reduce this complex orchestrate by serving as a dedicated web server. With the proper pedagogical and technical developments, remote laboratories will become a viable means to provide realistic experiences to anyone throughout the world.

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