Automated liquid-handling operations for robust, resilient, and efficient bio-based laboratory practices

Biochemical Engineering Journal, Journal Year: 2022, Volume and Issue: 188, P. 108713 - 108713

Published: Nov. 3, 2022

Increase in the adoption of liquid handling devices (LHD) can facilitate experimental activities. Initially adopted by businesses and industry-based laboratories, practice has also moved to academic environments, where a wide range non-standard/non-typical experiments be performed. Current protocols or laboratory analyses require researchers transfer liquids for purpose dilution, mixing, inoculation, among other operations. LHD render laboratories more efficient performing per unit time, making operations robust resilient against external factors unforeseen events such as COVID-19 pandemic, remote operation. The present work reviews literature that reported utilisation available market presents examples their practical use. Applications demonstrate critical role automation research development its ability reduce human intervention workflow. Ultimately, this will provide guidance determine which fulfil needs how exploit use both conventional non-conventional applications. Furthermore, breadth applications scarcity institutions involved utilise these highlights an important area opportunity shift technology maximize outcomes.

Language: Английский

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LCCNN: a Lightweight Customized CNN-Based Distance Education App for COVID-19 Recognition

Mobile Networks and Applications, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(3), P. 873 - 888

Published: June 1, 2023

Abstract In the global epidemic, distance learning occupies an increasingly important place in teaching and because of its great potential. This paper proposes a web-based app that includes proposed 8-layered lightweight, customized convolutional neural network (LCCNN) for COVID-19 recognition. Five-channel data augmentation is used to help model avoid overfitting. The LCCNN achieves accuracy 91.78%, which higher than other eight state-of-the-art methods. results show this provides valuable diagnostic perspective on patients excellent way facilitate medical education. Our explainable both radiologists education users. Heat maps are generated where lesions clearly spotted. can detect from CT images presence caused by COVID-19. has clear simple interface, easy use. With app, teachers provide guide students understand damage COVID-19, increase interaction with stimulate their interest learning.

Language: Английский

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The impact of long Covid on people’s capacity to work

Annals of Work Exposures and Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 67(7), P. 801 - 804

Published: May 30, 2023

This commentary addresses the post-COVID-19 syndrome and its implications for workers' health. Post-COVID-19 consists of a set physiological psychological symptoms resulting from SARS-CoV-2 (COVID-19) infection, which occur continuously several weeks or months. Therefore, it is an affectation that has multiple consequences recovery people's health, compromises ability to perform daily activities, including work, whether in person remotely. Although studies have been published so far, long-term on health demonstrated, most not adequately delved into workers, their families, socioeconomic cost governments. The aim this paper highlight public issue encourage more specialized research.

Language: Английский

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Work from home and workplace ostracism, beyond the COVID-19 pandemic: moderating effect of perceived organizational support

International Journal of Manpower, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 45(3), P. 466 - 483

Published: Aug. 11, 2023

Purpose This study investigates whether prolonged durations of work from home (WFH) leads to workplace ostracism (WO), and such relationship is moderated by perceived organizational support (POS). The context this research based on the post-COVID-19 pandemic period, when most organizations have either recalled their employees back physical workplaces, or in other cases are relegated continued WFH a hybrid model that combines both in-office remote work. importance spotlight it brings who feel ostracized due practice WFH. Design/methodology/approach A conceptual developed, leveraging conservation resources (COR) theory. hypotheses tested using cross-sectional survey data collected 240 working various Sultanate Oman public private sectors. analyzed R Core Team software. Findings findings reveal does not any direct impact WO. However, POS applied as moderator, results indicate at low levels POS, between WO becomes significant, but moderate high POS. Research limitations/implications provides insights into how phenomenon likely influence perceptions terms feeling excluded organization being asked continue remotely, while many colleagues returned prepandemic workplaces. implications relevant growing literature employee experiences realm emerging models introduced organizations. Among limitations fact there may be missing mediators link with WO, possibility if replicated cultural contexts yield different results. Practical presents evidence managers power ensure negative emotions among mitigated. Originality/value appears first studies attempts provide about postpandemic especially regards arrangements primarily widely adopted around world. useful information come together individuals been longing get normal once social distancing guidelines were lifted.

Language: Английский

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Predictors of Post-Traumatic Growth in a Sample of United Kingdom Mental and Community Healthcare Workers during the COVID-19 Pandemic

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 20(4), P. 3539 - 3539

Published: Feb. 17, 2023

Experiences of adversity can generate positive psychological effects alongside negative impacts. Little research to date has evaluated predictors post-traumatic growth in mental or community healthcare workers during the COVID-19 pandemic. Following a survey 854 and staff United Kingdom July September 2020, multiple linear regression was used determine association between hypothesised risk protective factors (personal, organisational environmental variables) total scores on Post-traumatic Growth Inventory-Short Version. Positive self-reflection activities, black minority ethnic status, developing new knowledge skills, connecting with friends family, feeling supported by senior management, UK people, anxiety about personal work-related consequences each significantly independently predicted greater growth. Working clinical role physical lower Our supports value taking an growth-focused approach occupational health times adversity, supporting embrace opportunities for Valuing staff's cultural religious identity encouraging self-reflective such as mindfulness meditation, may help promote

Language: Английский

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Return to work after hospitalization for sepsis: a nationwide, registry-based cohort study

Critical Care, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 27(1)

Published: Nov. 15, 2023

Sepsis survivors commonly experience functional impairment, which may limit return to work. We investigated work (RTW) of patients hospitalized with sepsis and the associations patient clinical characteristics.Working-age (18-60 years) admitted a Norwegian hospital between 2010 2021 were identified using Patient Registry linked sick-leave data from National Social Security System Registry. The main outcome was proportion RTW in at 6 months, 1 year, 2 years after discharge. Secondary outcomes time trends age-standardized proportions probability sustainable (31 days consecutive work). calculated for each admission reported as percentage change 95% confidence interval (CI). Time-to-event analysis, including crude adjusted hazard risk (HRs), used explore association RTW, characteristics subgroups (intensive care unit (ICU) vs. non-ICU COVID-19 non-COVID-19).Among 35.839 hospitalizations among aged 18-60 years, 12.260 (34.2%) working prior hospitalization included this study. mean age 43.7 years. At post-discharge, overall estimates showed that 58.6%, 67.5%, 63.4%, respectively, working. ICU remained stable over study period, except 2-year declined by 1.51% (95% CI - 2.22 0.79) per 70.01% 67.21 74.80) 57.04% 53.81-60.28) 2019. Characteristics associated younger age, fewer comorbidities, acute organ dysfunctions. lower compared (HR 0.56; 0.52-0.61) higher COVID-19-related than 1.31; 1.15-1.49).Absence improvement low need attention, further research enhance is required.

Language: Английский

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Work during and after the Pandemic

Oxford University Press eBooks, Journal Year: 2024, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 289 - 319

Published: May 23, 2024

Abstract The COVID-19 pandemic brought unprecedented attention to work as a key factor in the health and well-being of workers, their families, communities which they live. has also highlighted centrality social economic vitality nations. Every worker across every sector been affected, but some more than others. This chapter discusses how impacted continues impact working conditions with focus on United States. We explore changes workplace, workforce, organization work, standards, policies, practices that support health, safety, well-being, highlighting those issues likely remain important beyond pandemic. resulted incredible loss tragedy, may not be exclusively problematic. To protect improve policy makers, employers must anticipate understand forces driving labor market respond them effectively. therefore consider both costs potential benefits pandemic-related workplaces, workers.

Language: Английский

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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the changes in dietary habits, lifestyle and physical activity in the Slovak population

Roczniki Państwowego Zakładu Higieny, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: unknown, P. 295 - 307

Published: July 5, 2023

Background. The COVID-19 pandemic caused by the coronavirus was accompanied emergence of various adverse conditions, as well deterioration health from point view chronic diseases, lifestyle changes related to preference certain foods and in body weight due restriction free movement. Objective. objective our survey assess impact lockdown on selected key elements affecting overall status Slovak population subsequently evaluate subjectively assessed respondents’ eating habits, daily routine, physical activity weight. Material Methods. research group consisted 528 participants who took part an online distributed questionnaire survey. Results. Respondents evaluated change rather negatively. Up 48.37% men 38.93% women reported a for worse. Almost 59% no their health, while almost quarter slight health. A habits worse 22.88% 28.26% (p<0.05). Increased appetite during 24.18% 35.47% (p<0.05), more frequent overeating occurred 30.07% 38.13% women. When evaluating consumption individual food commodities, increased fresh fruit, vegetables (p<0.01), homemade bread pastries (p<0.05) dairy products is very favourable. We also found significant increase sweets (p<0.01) coffee (p<0.001). sleep pattern, we noted pandemic, time spent sitting. Over half respondents weight, most cases it both sexes. Conclusions. results show that restrictions not only diet, but activity, routine lifestyle. However, this specific issue needs be comprehensive strictly personalized manner. positive or negative will subject near future.

Language: Английский

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Factors influencing return to work 3 months after percutaneous coronary intervention in young and middle-aged patients with coronary heart disease: A single-center, cross-sectional study

PLoS ONE, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 18(4), P. e0284100 - e0284100

Published: April 19, 2023

Background Today, patients with coronary heart disease (CHD) are becoming younger and younger, after percutaneous intervention (PCI), most want to resume their occupations. The return work of CHD post PCI in China, however, has received little research attention. So, the goal this study was investigate variables impacting following young middle-aged Wuxi offer a reference basis for development targeted interventions. Methods This executed at Affiliated Hospital Jiangnan University. We selected 280 who underwent as subjects gathered general data about them while they were hospitalized. At 3 months PCI, we surveyed self-efficacy questionnaire, Chinese version brief fatigue inventory, social support rating scale, obtained information work. factors affecting patients’ returning analyzed using binary logistic regression. Results final 255 cases included study, which 155 (60.8%) successfully returned Binary regression showed that women (OR = 0.379, 95%CI:0.169,0.851), ejection fraction ≥50% 2.053, 95%CI:1.085,3.885), brain-based job types 2.902, 95%CI:1.361,6.190), kind employment requiring both mental physical capacity 2.867, 95%CI:1.224,6.715), moderate 6.023, 95%:1.596,22.7251), mild 4.035, 95%:1.104,14.751), efficacy 1.839, 95%:1.140,3.144), 1.060, 95%:1.003,1.121) independent influences on (All P <0.05). Conclusion In order help patient soon possible, healthcare professionals should focus those female, have worked mainly activities, low return-to-work self-efficacy, severe fatigue, support, poor fraction.

Language: Английский

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Trabajo, teletrabajo y salud mental en el contexto COVID-19

Ciência & Saúde Coletiva, Journal Year: 2023, Volume and Issue: 28(10), P. 3015 - 3022

Published: Oct. 1, 2023

Resumen Este trabajo abordar una reflexión sobre el impacto de la pandemia COVID19 salud mental los trabajadores, y en particular, las condiciones del teletrabajo. Para ello se recupera analiza diferentes documentos organismos internacionales publicaciones científicas especializadas. De información recuperada señala que no sólo ha tenido importantes efectos trabajadores primera línea, sino también, debieron migrar repentinamente hacia entornos virtuales, sin demasiada organización previa. No obstante, un aspecto positivo refleja dispositivos atención remota, implementados para poblaciones vulnerables, línea población general. Se concluye enfatizando importancia desarrollo políticas públicas específica trabajadores.

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