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I walked with stiff pie-encrusted legs. I was on my way to work from McKinley high school. The scene of the crime, where the miniature cherry pie took flight from Jessica Rabanne's lunch tray (and landed on my favorite jeans) to even further deepen my hatred for that lip-gloss-wearing beast. Now, I wouldn’t be so salty if she had apologized instead of complaining about the fact that her pie came into contact with my thigh. As tragic as it was, I didn’t have time to go home and change after…

1. What is a DNA barcode? DNA barcoding is fast, accurate method of identifying plant and animals, or products made from them. It’s a DNA sequence that uniquely identifies each species of living things by comparing them with known barcodes in large online databases.

When you get to the section where the animation separates into plant and animal cells, select animal cells: 
2. What are the two steps taken at the beginning of the process to break down the cell membrane? a. Adding lysis solution…

In this famous quote by Mark Twain, he discusses how he views the importance of finding ones meaning in life, and what it means to them to be a human. To many people, being human is about being free, or just being kind. To fully be human one must not only show one single trait but many traits. There are many texts and lectures that have influenced what it means to me to be human. Texts such as Machinal by Sophie Treadwell and speakers like Chris Baker of Ink 180 have shown me what it truly means…

The overall purpose of this lab was to determine what kind of meats were present inside of Taco Bell’s sausage crumbles and to find out if there was any misleading labeling in the popular product. Our hypothesis was that we would find various types of meat present in the sausage such as pork, beef, and chicken. Our results supported our hypothesis. According to our data, the sausage was composed of pork or pig that came from the Sus genus. There was no other type of animal present in the sausage…

Both deficiencies can be solved with an POS system geared toward small business. Inventory will be scanned using its barcode as its received. Upon sale of the item will be scan a second time essentially removing it from inventory. Sales data can be extrapolated to set order points and adjust inventory as needed. The POS can also pull data from credit card transaction to…

This system allows them to make adjustment as the transaction occur. Also, they use barcode scanners at the check-out desk that are linked to the accounting information system of the company. This process provides the most updated count of the inventory; however you would think that this process would give accurate information but sometimes…

A comparison of 2 computerized management systems and each of their benefits offered to patient care and nursing care delivery are also defined below. How can the use of the computerized management systems increase the quality of patient care, along with the use and integration of handheld devices? Computerized management systems provide many opportunities to increase the quality of patient care; one example is computerized physician order entry (CPOE). CPOE requires the physicians to…

For my research project identification I would like to go into the healthcare industry and the growing use of electronic health records (EHR). Many companies produce this type of software but the first one I came across was NueMD. Health information technology (health IT) can play an important role in increasing patient safety by virtue of the information contained in the electronic health record (EHR) and the features (error-checking, notifications, etc.) systems use to ensure high quality care…

Prevention Measures for Medication Errors Mona Phiouphilavanh Baker University The devastating effects of medication errors have left researchers scrambling for methods of improvement. Advanced technology, barcode technology, and verification of the medication process are examples of how we can try eliminating those errors. While applying these methods to the healthcare workplace, the results have shown much improvement. Researchers are left wondering-are there ways we can prevent…

[confirming] the patient is […] consenting to take [said] medication before opening” its packaging prevents wastefulness (McKeown & Pawloski, 2012). The use of individually wrapped medications and the barcode system have proved to be effective in reducing medication waste (McKeown & Pawloski, 2012). The barcode system reduces error by confirming the right medication is administered to the right patient before it is opened, thereby eliminating error and reducing medication waste (McKeown &…