1.Study of large medical equipment allocation in Xuzhou.
Chun-xia MIAO ; Lang ZHUO ; Yu-ming GU ; Zhao-hui QIN
Journal of Zhejiang University. Science. B 2007;8(12):881-884
OBJECTIVETo investigate the allocation and management of large medical equipment (LME) in Xuzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, in order to make the best use of LME to meet the medical needs of local people.
METHODSThe research collected data from all hospitals that have LME in Xuzhou using questionnaire; 38 (97.4%) hospitals returned the questionnaire.
RESULTSIn Xuzhou, there are a total of 71 pieces of LME, each serving 126 600 people in an area of 163 km(2). Sixty-two percent of them are allocated in urban areas, with Gini coefficient at 0.52, indicating imbalance and biased allocation of LME.
CONCLUSIONThe allocation of LME in Xuzhou is out of control and unfairly allocated.
China ; Equipment and Supplies ; Hospitals ; Medical Laboratory Science ; Surveys and Questionnaires
2.Medical laboratory science and nursing students' perception of academic learning environment in a Philippine university using Dundee Ready Educational Environment Measure (DREEM).
Journal of Educational Evaluation for Health Professions 2016;13(1):33-
PURPOSE: This study aimed to compare the perception of the academic learning environment between medical laboratory science students and nursing students at Saint Louis University, Baguio City, Philippines. METHODS: A cross-sectional survey research design was used to measure the perceptions of the participants. A total of 341 students from the Department of Medical Laboratory Science, School of Natural Sciences, and the School of Nursing answered the Dundee Ready Education Environment Measure (DREEM) instrument from April to May 2016. Responses were compared according to course of study, gender, and year level. RESULTS: The total mean DREEM scores of the medical laboratory science students and nursing students did not differ significantly when grouped according to course of study, gender, or year level. Medical laboratory science students had significantly lower mean scores in the sub-domains 'perception of learning' and 'perception of teaching.' Male medical laboratory science students had significantly lower mean scores in the sub-domain 'perception of learning' among second year students. Medical laboratory science students had significantly lower mean scores in the sub-domain 'perception of learning.' Nursing students identified 7 problem areas, most of which were related to their instructors. CONCLUSION: Medical laboratory science and nursing students viewed their academic learning environment as 'more positive than negative.' However, the relationship of the nursing instructors to their students needs improvement.
Cross-Sectional Studies
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Education
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Humans
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Learning*
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Male
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Medical Laboratory Science*
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Natural Science Disciplines
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Nursing*
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Philippines
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Research Design
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Saints
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Students, Nursing
3.Try our best to learn, to face the new chellange.
Chinese Journal of Pathology 2008;37(7):433-433
4.Effect of moulding and extruding conditions on mechanical properties of poly(D,L-lactide) and MDI chain-extending poly(D,L-lactide)/hydroxyapatite composite.
Fang LIU ; Demin JIA ; Xiaohua WU ; Tianwei HOU ; Changrong WU ; Changjiang YOU ; Yingjun WANG
Journal of Biomedical Engineering 2002;19(4):624-627
In this paper, poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA), MDI chain-extending poly(D,L-lactide) (PDLLA/MDI) and MDI chain-extending poly(D,L-lactide)/hydroxyapatite composite (PDLLA/HA/MDI) were prepared respectively and the effects of moulding and extruding conditions on their mechanical properties were also investigated. At the optimal conditions, bending strength of PDLLA and PDLLA/MDI is 35.1 MPa and 51.3 MPa, respectively, and their bending modulus is 2413.6 MPa and 1830.9 MPa, respectively. Bending strength of PDLLA/HA and PDLLA/HA/MDI is 31.2 MPa and 55.4 MPa, respectively, and their bending modulus is 1735.0 MPa and 2068.5 MPa, respectively. These results have shown that the mechanical properties of PDLLA/MDI and PDLLA/HA/MDI have enhanced significantly by MDI chain-extending.
Biocompatible Materials
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chemistry
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Durapatite
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chemistry
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Mechanics
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Medical Laboratory Science
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instrumentation
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methods
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Polyesters
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chemistry
5.Demands and challenges of modern medicine.
Annals of the Academy of Medicine, Singapore 2007;36(8):698-701
Modern medicine, characterised by the enormous impact of rapid advances in science and technology, has vastly enhanced the doctor's professional capabilities and has made the practice of medicine more intellectually challenging as well as professionally satisfying. It has also made medicine more complex and demanding. In addition to having to keep pace with rapid medical advances, the doctor has to deal with 1) the issue of sorting the wheat from the chaff out of the deluge of new drugs and equipment presented to him, 2) the issue of rationing and determining priorities within the limits of finite resources, 3) the issue of appropriate response to new ethical challenges presented by the application of new technologies and 4) the issue of maintaining the human face of medicine in the context of growing presence and impact of technology. As doctors, we have the responsibility to ensure that through steadfast commitment to professionalism, through wisdom and insight we can harvest and maximise the vast potential of technology in caring for our patients. This is a challenge we must accept in the cause of our patients' welfare, the paramount concern of our professional creed.
Delivery of Health Care
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ethics
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organization & administration
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Diffusion of Innovation
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Drugs, Investigational
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Humans
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Medical Laboratory Science
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Physicians
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Singapore
7.Origins and History of Laboratory Medicine.
Hyun Ji LEE ; Seung Hwan OH ; Chulhun L CHANG
Laboratory Medicine Online 2017;7(2):53-58
Medical diagnostics plays a significant role in clinical decisions. The first medical laboratory test to be developed was urine analysis, in which urine properties were analyzed for diagnosis. Urine analysis has been long used as a routine laboratory test that was improved with the development of sampling and test methods. As the field of hematology progressed with the invention of the microscope, blood tests were developed. Demands for tests based on clinical chemistry have existed since the 17th century, and research using patient blood began in the 18th century. In the 20th century, with the development of the spectrophotometer, chemical analyses were performed for diagnostic purposes. With the appearance of cholera outbreaks, the identification of microorganisms was necessary for patient diagnosis, and the development of specific test methods contributed to microorganism detection in the laboratory. Blood transfusion, which started with blood collection in the 15th century, is currently used as a therapeutic method in medicine. Moreover, once the hypothesis of acquired immunity was proven in the 18th century, various methods for measuring immunity were developed. Molecular diagnosis, which was established during the 20th century after the presentation of Mendel's Genetic Laws in the 19th century, developed rapidly and became the predominant field in medical laboratory diagnostics. Thus, medical laboratory technology became an academic field, with foundations based on basic sciences. Modern medicine will further progress thanks to medical advancements, leading to an extension of average human lifespan up to 100 years. Laboratory medicine will provide significant support for this development.
Adaptive Immunity
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Blood Transfusion
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Chemistry, Clinical
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Cholera
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Diagnosis
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Disease Outbreaks
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Foundations
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Hematologic Tests
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Hematology
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History, Modern 1601-
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Humans
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Inventions
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Jurisprudence
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Medical Laboratory Science
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Methods
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Pathology, Molecular