Fabrication of High-κ Dielectric Metal Oxide Films on Topographically Patterned Substrates: Polymer Brush-Mediated Depositions.

Fabrication of ultrathin films of dielectric (with particular reference to materials with high dielectric constants) materials has significance in many advanced technological applications including hard protective coatings, sensors, and next-generation logic devices. Current state-of-the-art in microelectronics for fabricating these thin films is a combination of atomic layer deposition and photolithography. As feature size decreases and aspect ratios increase, conformality of the films becomes paramount.

SweetPea: A standard language for factorial experimental design.

Experimental design is a key ingredient of reproducible empirical research. Yet, given the increasing complexity of experimental designs, researchers often struggle to implement ones that allow them to measure their variables of interest without confounds. SweetPea ( https://sweetpea-org.

Self-reported test ordering practices among Canadian internal medicine physicians and trainees: a multicenter cross-sectional survey.

Background: Over-testing is a recognized problem, but clinicians usually lack information about their personal test ordering volumes. In the absence of data, clinicians rely on self-perception to inform their test ordering practices. In this study we explore clinician self-perception of diagnostic test ordering intensity.

Test Result Management Practices of Canadian Internal Medicine Physicians and Trainees.

Background: Missed test results are a cause of medical error. Few studies have explored test result management in the inpatient setting.

Objective: To examine test result management practices of general internal medicine providers in the inpatient setting, examine satisfaction with practices, and quantify self-reported delays in result follow-up.

A Systematic Review of Interventions to Follow-Up Test Results Pending at Discharge.

Background: Patients are frequently discharged from the hospital before all test results have been finalized. Thirty to 40% of tests pending at discharge (TPADs) return potentially actionable results that could necessitate change in the patients' management, often unbeknownst to their physicians. Delayed follow-up of TPADs can lead to patient harm.