The interrelatedness of error prevention and error management.

We study errors in organizations to understand and ideally prevent them from reoccurring. In this study we examine mistakes made as an oil company adopted new technology to access untapped reserves. We find that a pre-existing error management culture (EMC) dominated in the organization while error prevention measures were deficient.

Invited article: A round robin test of the uncertainty on the measurement of the thermoelectric dimensionless figure of merit of Co0.97Ni0.03Sb3.

A round robin test aiming at measuring the high-temperature thermoelectric properties was carried out by a group of European (mainly French) laboratories (labs). Polycrystalline skutterudite Co0.97Ni0.

Effects of Co doping on the transport properties and superconductivity in CeFe(1-x)Co(x)AsO.

A series of CeFe(1-x)Co(x)AsO oxyarsenide compounds with Co doping on iron sites (x = 0-0.2) have been synthesized by a solid state reaction method. The effects of Co doping on the electrical transport properties and superconductivity were analyzed with a special emphasis on the analysis of thermopower.

Strain in the median and ulnar nerves during upper-extremity positioning.

The purpose of this study was to quantify the strain of the median nerve and the ulnar nerve throughout upper-extremity positioning sequences used by clinicians to evaluate nerve dysfunction. A microstrain gauge was used to quantify strain and digital calipers were used to assess nerve excursion in 4, fresh, intact cadavers. Data analysis of noncontinuous motion trials showed that the median nerve tension test caused a maximum summative strain in the median nerve at the carpal tunnel of 7.