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Background: Although ocular injuries are a major cause of ocular morbidity, ocular trauma secondary to consumer-related products is often preventable, and epidemiologic data can highlight potential avenues for intervention.Objective: Our aim was to characterize epidemiologic trends in product-related ocular injuries presenting to the emergency department (ED) from 2001 to 2020 based on the National Electronic Injury Surveillance System (NEISS) database.Methods: The NEISS database was reviewed for all ED visits for ocular injuries between 2001 and 2020. Trends in incidences were determined by calculating average annual percent change.Results: There were 106,533 ocular injuries reported to the NEISS database, which represented an estimated 4 million national cases. Most injuries occurred during the summer in men (69.2% of cases) younger than 40 years (66.2%). The incidence rates decreased for patients younger than 60 years, but remained steady in those 60 years and older. Although the most common overall cause was home workshop equipment-related products (23.5%), patients younger than 20 years were most likely injured from sports (27.2%), and those 80 years and older experienced injuries due to furniture (24.0%).Conclusions: Although the overall incidence of product-related ocular injuries has decreased over the past 2 decades, not all age groups are affected equally. The data showed that the trends in frequency and cause of eye-related ED visits differ depending on the age of the patient and indicated avenues for age-specific interventions. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

To mitigate the movement of non-native organisms with trade, phytosanitary systems have been implemented within and between countries. In some countries such as Cuba, little is known about the within-state plant health system. To facilitate the development of future trade partnership between Cuba and the United States, agencies need to understand the organizational structure and diagnostic capacity of the Cuban Plant Protection System, identify potential synergies between the United States and Cuban systems, and identify steps towards cooperation. This paper fills this critical void by presenting a descriptive analysis of the plant health system in Cuba. Information was integrated from available literature, informal interviews with Cuban experts, and workshops focused on Cuban policies, risk, and potential collaboration attended by Cuban and American experts. We identify the next practical steps in improving cooperation, including building trust and capacity. Mutual understanding of phytosanitary systems will be crucial for the regional economic and environmental stability of a post-embargo United States-Cuban relationship. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

George Andrews (ca. 1765–1816) was one of the earliest US manufacturers of composition ornament. His widely disseminated molded product, which substituted for wood carving in bas relief, helped spread Robert Adam's neoclassical style in America. Andrews's production and sources are identified, compared with, and distinguished from those of two competitors, Robert Wellford and a heretofore little-known Boston workshop. Composition ornaments found in Winterthur's Phyfe Room, Federal Parlor, and Billiard Room are newly assigned to Andrews's workshop, and invoices and a catalog in Winterthur's library are used to further explore his pricing, production, and imagery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background: Building capacity in research funding organizations to support the conduct of pragmatic clinical trials is an essential component of advancing biomedical and public health research. To date, efforts to increase the ability to design and carry out pragmatic trials have largely focused on training researchers. To complement these efforts, we developed an interactive workshop tailored to meet the roles and responsibilities of program scientists at the National Cancer Institute-the leading cancer research funding agency in the USA. The objectives of the workshop were to improve the understanding of pragmatic trials and enhance the capacity to distinguish between elements that make a trial more pragmatic or more explanatory among key programmatic staff. To our knowledge, this is the first reported description of such a workshop.Main Body: The workshop was developed to meet the needs of program scientists as researchers and stewards of research funds, which often includes promoting scientific initiatives, advising prospective applicants, collaborating with grantees, and creating training programs. The workshop consisted of presentations from researchers with expertise in the design and interpretation of trials across the explanatory-pragmatic continuum. Presentations were followed by interactive, small-group exercises to solidify participants' understanding of the purpose and conduct of these trials, which were tailored to attendees' areas of expertise across the cancer control continuum and designed to reflect their scope of work as program scientists at NCI. A total of 29 program scientists from the Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences and the Division of Cancer Prevention participated; 19 completed a post-workshop evaluation. Attendees were very enthusiastic about the workshop: they reported improved knowledge, significant relevance of the material to their work, and increased interest in pragmatic trials across the cancer control continuum.Conclusion: Training program scientists at major biomedical research agencies who are responsible for developing funding opportunities and advising grantees is essential for increasing the quality and quantity of pragmatic trials. Together with workshops for other target audiences (e.g., academic researchers), this approach has the potential to shape the future of pragmatic trials and continue to generate more and better actionable evidence to guide decisions that are of critical importance to health care practitioners, policymakers, and patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Plant genetic resource collections are national treasures that are critical to the success of breeding programs and the long‐term resiliency of agriculture in the United States and worldwide. The USDA National Plant Germplasm System (NPGS) is a coordinated network of 19 genebank locations throughout the United States that conserve and protect nearly 600,000 accessions representing ∼16,000 plant species. The expertise of current curators must be captured, and training materials must be developed to educate the next generation of those who maintain and use plant genetic resources. A group of experts convened in April 2018 to discuss the needs, pedagogical approaches, educational content, delivery platforms, and mechanisms for sustaining a possible future plant genetic resources management training program. A three‐component approach was envisioned to achieve the task of educating current and future genebank managers, as well as those who use genetic resources in their research and breeding programs. The proposed training program will include the development of online Resource Libraries, online courses, and workshops. Resource Libraries, hosted by GRIN‐Global, will make learning objects, downloadable information, and links to other online sources publicly available. These Resource Libraries will be available for use in existing classes, as well as for the development of new workshops and online courses. Development of, and public access to, training resources will capture key information about genebanking, make it more widely available, and secure its long‐term viability. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The exclusion of Native Americans from their own cultural heritage is a persistent problem in twenty-first museums. Although in recent decades museums have greatly expanded their programs and institutional frameworks to be more inclusive, experimental projects remain vital to creating new bridges between American museums and Native Americans. In 2010 and 2011, an innovative pilot program titled the 'Native American Museum and Technology Workshop' was hosted at the Denver Museum of Nature & Science. The two-week intensive workshop brought 10 Native American high school students to the museum to create a proposal and working model for an interactive web interface. Although the project did not fundamentally alter the museum's approach to Native culture, it provides one model for expanding how Native Americans can be included in museums through a digital voice. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the role that prisoners of the Alabama State Penitentiary in Wetumpka, Alabama played in the manufacturing of military supplies for the Confederate States of America's armed forces during the U.S. Civil War. An overview of the prison labor in the state penitentiary, including in regard to the inmate John Wilson's attack on the prison's Sergeant of the Guard using a piece of iron from the prison's blacksmith workshop, is provided.

The archaeological work at the Wray Carpentry Yard in Williamsburg, Virginia offers a unique venue for the contextualization of 18th-century trades and tradesmen in the British colonies. James Wray's craftsmen, both enslaved and free, included carpenters, joiners, glaziers and cabinet-makers working in a growing urban centre, providing services to a town that was quite literally under construction. The story these workers tell through the archaeology of their buildings and possessions is distinct in the archaeology of 18th-century Britain and its colonies, as no comparably intensive contextual examination of an urban artisan complex has been undertaken. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article focuses on Gen busting which all about busting the generational barriers that are generating generational super storm. It states about the generational phenomena that are increasingly evident in workplaces across the U.S. and informs about the workshop presented by the GEN Busters: Terminating Tension on the Team at the 2012 Annual Conference of International Economic Development Council (IEDC) .

The article focuses on the introduction of machine molding in the U.S. Skilled artisans were considered sufficient for the production of metal castings for many years. The producers of foundry machinery gradually became ready to equip their machine shops with all sorts of machines that had the ability to relieve them of their dependence on human labor. Molding workers realized that their skill was becoming less important to their employers. The Iron Molders' Union, a labor union of molding workers, is making efforts to protect the interests of the workers.

This article is a description of a system of cost and general accounting which was installed by the writer for the Hartwell Iron Works Inc., a company incorporated and organized under laws of the State of Texas and located in Houston, Texas. This plant consists of a foundry, machine shop, structural steel or plate shop and a pattern shop. Each department is fully equipped and the establishment is prepared to handle all classes of general foundry, machine work, or structural and plate fabrication work. The Company undertakes a great deal of general jobbing work and also manufactures for stock such items as cast iron ventilators, ash doors, water and gas fittings and general ornamental or structural castings. Buildings of the Company are well arranged with respect to the routing and handling of orders. The machine shop is housed in one building along with the office and stock room. The foundry is located at the back of the plant adjacent to the scrap yard, this arrangement facilitates the handling of the old iron and other second-hand material that is commonly used in the manufacturing of grey iron castings. The pattern shop and the plate or structural steel shop are located in two adjoining buildings. A storage room is included in one of these buildings.

The 2013 IEEE International Symposium on Antennas and Propagation and USNC-URSI National Radio Science Meeting will be held jointly July 7-13, 2013, at the Hilton Orlando Lake Buena Vista in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, USA. The symposium and meeting are cosponsored by the IEEE Antennas and Propagation Society (AP-S) and the U.S. National Committee of the International Union of Radio Science (USNC-URSI) Commissions A, B, C, D, E, F, G, and K. The joint meeting is intended to provide an international forum for the exchange of information on state-of-the-art research in antennas, propagation, electromagnetic engineering, and radio science. Technical sessions will be held over a five-day period from July 8 through July 12, and workshops and short courses will occur on July 7 and July 13. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article examines whether industrial studies should be introduced in public schools in the U.S. Those who believe that the studies should be introduced argue that it is significant since there is an increasing demand for skilled labor in the country. It is asserted that the studies should combine hand-training and mental training. Transforming school-house into workshops is suggested to be done in a slow pace.

Focuses on the Harlem Textile Works, a fabric design workshop in Harlem, New York City. Emphasis on creating art education and employment opportunities for African-American and Latino youth; Aim of building skills in the area of fabric design; Provision of extensive internship programs for students.