HUME Lab: výzkumná infrastruktura pro podporu experimentálního výzkumu v sociálních a humanitních vědách

HUME Lab is a research infrastructure at the Faculty of Arts of Masaryk University University (FF MU). As a support facility, it helps with the implementation of experiment methodology within research in the humanities and social sciences. The laboratory services are available primarily to researchers from FF MU, but they are also open for any interested researchers across the university and beyond. Various projects using the HUME Lab equipment and services have been carried out in the past involving, for example, CEITEC, BUT, or various international research teams usually with the participation of FF MU researchers.

Readiness of clinical laboratory diagnostics and cardiologists to implement the recommendations of the fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction

This study describes the problems of the implementation of the fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction in the medical institutions of four cities: Volgograd (with Volzhsky), Yekaterinburg, Perm, Ufa, and districts of the Volgograd region. The multicenter study was conducted in the form of a questionnaire of specialists in cardiology and laboratory services. After a survey of cardiac specialists, it was found that a third of them did not see the benefits of the hs-cTn test recommended for the diagnosis of myocardial infarction, and almost half of the specialists surveyed believed that myoglobin was a necessary test for detecting myocardial infarction. Probably, this is due to the fact that 16 clinical diagnostic laboratories from the 5 above regions still perform the determination of myoglobin in patients with suspected myocardial infarction. The material and technical support of medical and diagnostic institutions generally meets the requirements of the fourth universal definition of myocardial infarction. However, there is a problem of «qualitative» equipment of the regions of the Volgograd region, since only 3 out of 31 districts declared the possibility of carrying out a quantitative determination of hs-cTn , and qualitative analysis was carried out on platforms that are not monitored by the IFCC. It is worrying that almost half of the specialists of the clinical and diagnostic laboratories of the central district hospitals of the Volgograd region did not indicate the manufacturer of reagents for determining troponins. Thus, in the educational programs of advanced training of specialists in cardiology and laboratory services, it is necessary to include aspects related to the explanation of analytical characteristics, the characteristics of the technology for performing troponin tests and the related interpretation options for the results.

A mega health camp at a rural municipality of Eastern Nepal: a cross-sectional study revealing the state of health among the population served

Background: Health camps are usually targeted to underprivileged people of rural places. They help in the awareness, preventive and curative services to those people. A mega health camp was conducted in Yangwarak rural municipality of Panchthar district of Eastern Nepal. All the services including medicines, consultation charges, laboratory services and imaging were free of cost.Methods: It’s a prospective cross-sectional study comprised of all consecutive patients attending the camp in Yangwarak rural municipality of Panchthar district in Eastern Nepal. All the patients attending the free camp were taken as a case. Necessary information was deducted and enrolled in this study. The data was entered into the Microsoft excel software and analysed using statistical package for social studies (SPSS) software 23.0 version.Results: A total of 1656 people were directly benefitted with consultation of a dozen of department. 58.7% were female and rest were male. Majority of people had gastrointestinal issues. The knowledge, attitude and practice to health was poor.Conclusions: Keeping in mind the findings of the camp, this only represents the tip of iceberg. There are many such places with needy people who need the help of health professionals and proper address by the government. The preventive approach to health should be magnified even more.

Malaysia Healthcare Early Response in Combatting COVID-19 Pandemic in 2020

The year 2020 saw the emergence of a novel coronavirus—the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2— which has led to an unprecedented pandemic that has shaken the entire world. The pandemic has been a new experience for Malaysia, especially during the implementation of large-scale public health and social measures called the Movement Control Order (MCO). This paper seeks to describe the experiences of the Malaysian healthcare system thus far in combatting the pandemic. The Malaysian healthcare system comprises two main arms: public health and medicine. The public health arm focuses on early disease detection, contact tracing, quarantines, the MCO, and risk stratification strategies in the community. The medical arm focuses on the clinical management of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) patients; it encompasses laboratory services, the devising of clinical setting adjustments, and hospital management for COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients. Malaysia experienced intense emotions at the beginning of the pandemic, with great uncertainty regarding the pandemic’s outcome, as the world saw a frighteningly high COVID-19 mortality. As of writing (May 30, 2020), Malaysia has passed the peak of its second wave of infections. The experience thus far has helped in preparing the country’s healthcare system to be vigilant and more prepared for future COVID-19 waves. To date, the pandemic has changed many aspects of Malaysia’s life, and people are still learning to adapt to new norms in their lives.

Knowledge about selected sweeteners among patients using medical laboratory services

WstępSacharoza, nazywana popularnie przez konsumentów cukrem rafinowanym, jest substancją bezpośrednio kojarzącą się ze smakiem słodkim. Rynek dietetyczny oferuje jednak o wiele więcej źródeł tego smaku. Celem pracy było ustalenie, czy istnieje związek między poziomem wiedzy o substancjach słodzących a czynnikami takimi jak: miejsce zamieszkania, wykształcenie, płeć, wiek lub wskaźnik masy ciała (<i>body mass index</i> – BMI), a także zbadanie wiedzy ogólnej o substancjach słodzących i ustalenie, który ze słodzików jest najlepiej rozpoznawalny.Materiał i metodyBadanie przeprowadzono w pięciu laboratoriach „Dialab” na terenie Dolnego Śląska w miesiącach kwiecień–maj 2017 r. Dobór próby miał charakter losowy. W badaniu wzięły udział 132 osoby.WynikiW badanej populacji pacjentów tylko 15 osób wykazało, że cierpi na choroby dietozależne. Odpowiednio 87,9% pacjentów twierdziło, że odżywia się zdrowo. W grupie najlepiej rozpoznawalnych substancji słodzących znalazły się miód (73%), ksylitol (52%) i stewia (48%). Udowodniono również istotną korelację między BMI a poziomem wiedzy o substytutach cukru.WnioskiMiejsce zamieszkania, wykształcenie, wiek oraz płeć nie mają wpływu na świadomość żywieniową ankietowanych. Czynnikiem, który odgrywa w tym zakresie rolę, jest wysokie BMI. Próba ustalenia, czy choroby dietozależne mają istotny wpływ na zwiększanie poziomu wiedzy o substancjach słodzących, wymaga kontynuacji badań, gdyż spostrzeżenia wynikające z dotychczasowej obserwacji nie wystarczają, aby to potwierdzić. Poziom wiedzy na temat substancji słodzących badanych osób zaklasyfikowano jako akceptowalny.

Computer Management Design and Optimization of City Smart Medical Laboratory Service

In order to optimize the computer management of smart medical laboratory services and find the optimal solution, we conducted experiments on the laboratory computers of hospitals in this city based on the RBF neural network, which provided references for other researchers. Through the collection of relevant data, this article summarizes and analyzes the existing medical laboratory research, summarizes the existing problems and development directions of the current laboratory, uses the RBF neural network to modify these models, and innovatively achieves a hospital laboratory computer management optimization system with the characteristics of high efficiency, low energy consumption, and fast response. The experimental results prove that the computer management and optimization of laboratory services are optimized through the RBF neural network, and the efficiency of computer management design and optimization is greatly improved. It is about 20% higher than traditional medical laboratory. This shows that the computer management design and optimization of smart medical laboratory services designed by RBF neural network can play an important role in the construction of hospital laboratories.

Efektivitas Kombinasi Kitosan dan Ampas Kopi sebagai Adsorben Alami dalam Menurunkan Konsentrasi Arsen Pada Limbah Cair PT PXI

Abstrak PXI adalah salah satu perusahaan di Kabupaten Bekasi yang bergerak di bidang jasa layanan laboratorium. Dalam menjalankan kegiatannya, PXI menghasilkan logam arsen ke lingkungan. Keberadaan arsen di dalam air limbah PXI harus segera diselesaikan agar tidak mencemari lingkungan dan membahayakan kehidupan manusia. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode eksperimen dan deskriptif kuantitatif berdasarkan data hasil laboratorium menggunakan instrumen FT-IR, SEM EDX dan AAS. Tahapan penelitian terdiri dari sintesis, karakterisasi dan penggunaan adsorben alami untuk menurunkan logam arsen pada air limbah. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa penggunaan adsorben alami kitosan dan karbon aktif ampas kopi 1,4 gram dapat menghasilkan efisiensi penurunan logam arsen tertinggi sebesar 86,18% dengan konsentrasi akhir sebesar 0,79 mg/L. Namun hasil tersebut belum memenuhi baku mutu logam arsen yang ditetapkan Peraturan Menteri Lingkungan Hidup Nomor 12 Tahun 2020. Sehingga perlu dilakukan penelitian lebih lanjut untuk meningkatkan efisiensi penurunan logam arsen. Abstract PXI is one of the companies in Bekasi Regency which is engaged in laboratory services. In carrying out its activities, PXI produces arsenic metal into the environment. The presence of arsenic in PXI wastewater must be resolved immediately so as not to pollute the environment and endanger human life. The method used in this study is an experimental and quantitative descriptive method based on laboratory data using FT-IR, SEM EDX and AAS instruments. The research stages consisted of synthesis, characterization and the use of natural adsorbents to reduce arsenic metal in wastewater. The results showed that the use of chitosan natural adsorbent and 1.4 gram coffee grounds activated carbon could produce the highest arsenic metal reduction efficiency of 86.18% with a final concentration of 0.79 mg/L. However, these results do not meet the quality standard for arsenic metal as stipulated by the Regulation of the Minister of the Environment Number 12 of 2020. So it is necessary to do further research to increase the efficiency of reducing metal arsenic.

Service Quality Components and Inpatients Satisfaction at District Hospitals in Haryana: An Empirical Analysis

Success of any health facility can be directly correlated with the perceived satisfaction of outpatients and inpatients availing treatment at these facilities. Therefore, patient satisfaction is a commonly used measure to assess the quality of services at various health facilities. The present article attempts to analyse the impact of service quality on inpatient satisfaction across all the district hospitals (DHs) of Haryana. Among other things, the article extracted eight factors, namely treatment services (TSs), food services (FSs), laboratory services (LSs), wards services (WSs), admission services (ASs), infrastructural services (ISs), medicine services (MSs) and nursing services (NSs) through exploratory factor analysis. Further, TSs were found to be the most important to predict the satisfaction of inpatients of DHs of Haryana followed by FSs, LSs, ISs, WSs, NSs, ASs and MSs. The article suggests the areas that require interventions to bring about overall course-correction and improve the overall quality of health services in the State and also contributes towards the existing literature on understanding service quality dynamics and measuring patients’ satisfaction for health care.

Laboratory Management in Improving the Tri Dharma of Higher Education in The Department of Mining Engineering

Improving the quality of laboratory services must always be improved in improving the quality of the tri dharma of higher education. Good laboratory management is one of the supporting factors, for that reason, the Department of Mining Engineering manages the laboratory. Laboratory management, in this case, is the laboratory equipment inventory system and laboratory control system. This system will be used to carry out monitoring data on the use of website-based laboratory equipment where the use of laboratory equipment must be carried out systematically. The first step is to create a web system for administration and inventory in the laboratory. In this study, in conducting website-based lab management, it is also necessary to map the problems faced by students in relation to services and supporting infrastructure in the laboratory.