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Letter in response to “Automated and electronically assisted hand hygiene monitoring systems: A systematic review” by Alper, Paul, BA

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Hospital hand hygiene opportunities: Where and when (HOW2)? The HOW2 Benchmark Study by Steed, Connie, MSN, RN, CIC, Kelly, J. William, MD, Blackhurst, Dawn, DrPH, Boeker, Sue, BSN, RN, CIC, Diller, Thomas, MD, MMM, Alper, Paul, BA, Larson, Elaine, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC

“…Background Measurement and monitoring of health care workers’ hand hygiene compliance (ie, actions/opportunities) is a key component of strategies to eliminate…”
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Use of an Electronic Hand Hygiene Compliance System to Improve Hand Hygiene, Reduce MRSA, and Improve Financial Performance by Bouk, Martha, BSN, CIC, Mutterer, Michael, RN, LCPC, CADC, LNHA, Schore, Mary, RN, MSN, CPHQ, CPPS, Alper, Paul, BA

“…Hand Hygiene (HH) improvement has been challenging to get reliable data rather than subjective data from direct observations. A product consumption method…”
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Implementing an Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring System: Meeting the Challenges by Conway, Laurie J., RN, MPhil, CIC, Riley, Linda, RN, MEd, CIC, Cohen, Bevin, MPH, Saiman, Lisa, MD, MPH, Alper, Paul, BA, Larson, Elaine L., RN, PhD, CIC

“…Hand hygiene (HH) compliance monitoring is resource-intensive and if not carefully conducted, can yield erroneous results. Electronic hand hygiene monitoring…”
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Hand Hygiene Opportunities in Pediatric Extended Care Facilities by Buet, Amanda, MPH, Cohen, Bevin, Ms, Marine, Melissa, Ms, Scully, Fiona, Ms, Alper, Paul, Mr, Simpser, Edwin, Dr, Saiman, Lisa, Dr, Larson, Elaine L., Dr

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Note from North America: The Road Not Taken, the Data Not Recorded by Alper, Paul

“…In 1916 Robert Frost published his famous poem, "The Road Not Taken," in which he muses about what might have been had he chosen a different path, made a…”
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Note from North America: "Linda, VA AG 2013 and Knitting Needles" and "Words" by Alper, Paul

“…This article is comprised of two essays by Paul Alper. The first essay, "Linda VA AG 2013 and Knitting Needles," provides examples of how a natural language…”
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Letter to the editor regarding “Foam soap is not as effective as liquid soap in eliminating hand microbial flora” by Hines, John D., Alper, Paul

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Notes from North America: "Reading and Writing" and "Impact/Retract" by Alper, Paul

“…This paper is comprised of two essays by the same author. The first essay, "Reading and Writing," refers to two books written by Dan Koeppel as an introduction…”
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9-218 - Use of an Electronic Hand Hygiene Compliance System to Improve Hand Hygiene, Reduce MRSA, and Improve Financial Performance by Bouk, Martha, Mutterer, Michael, Schore, Mary, Alper, Paul

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Implementation and Impact of an Automated Group Monitoring and Feedback System to Promote Hand Hygiene Among Health Care Personnel by Conway, Laurie J., Riley, Linda, Saiman, Lisa, Cohen, Bevin, Alper, Paul, Larson, Elaine L.

“…Despite substantial evidence to support the effectiveness of hand hygiene for preventing health care–associated infections, hand hygiene practice is often…”
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Notes from North America: On the Road by Alper, Paul

“…The new objects of public and open prejudice are Hispanics, primarily Mexicans due to their large population and their proximity to the United States. Because…”
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Some Numbers by Alper, Paul

“…The "Boston Globe" investigation shows that cheating on US Army exams is truly massive in scale, dwarfing any runof-the-mill scandal. According to the "Boston…”
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Hand Hygiene Opportunities in Pediatric Extended Care Facilities by Buet, Amanda, Cohen, Bevin, Marine, Melissa, Scully, Fiona, Alper, Paul, Simpser, Edwin, Saiman, Lisa, Larson, Elaine

“…Introduction: Children in extended care facilities (ECFs) are at risk of healthcare-associated infections, but little hand hygiene (HH) research has been…”
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Implementation of an Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring System in Pediatric Long-term Care Facilities by Murray, Meghan, MPH, Cohen, Bevin, MPH, MPhil, Pavia, Marianne, MS, BS, MT(ASCP), CLS, CIC, Keenan, Mary M., RN, MS, CNS, Jackson, Olivia, RN, Mosiello, Linda, RN, LNHA, Simpser, Edwin, MD, Hutcheon, Gordon, MD, Alper, Paul, Saiman, Lisa, MD, MPH, Larson, Elaine, RN, PhD, FAAN, CIC

“…Pediatric long-term care facilities (pLTCF) are complex medical environments where residents engage with many care providers, making hand hygiene (HH)…”
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Notes from North America: Education Bashing and Hip, Hip Hooray by Alper, Paul

“…Two brief stories about attitudes toward higher education in North America are presented. One notes criticisms of college faculty as underproductive and…”
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Imposing Views, Imposing Shoes: A Statistician as a Sole Model by Alper, Paul, Raymond, Robert L

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Academic Scam: A Progress Report by Alper, Paul

“…Although "ProfScam: Professors and the Demise of Higher Education," a harshly critical book by Charles J. Sykes, documents a perverse system in which research…”
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Silicon and Silicon Carbide Nanowires: Synthesis, Characterization, Modification, and Application as Micro-Supercapacitor Electrodes by Alper, John Paul

“…For applications in mobile and remote sensing platforms, microsupercapacitors are attractive energy storage devices due to their robust lifetimes and high…”
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Imposing Views, Imposing Shoes: A Statistician as a Sole Model by Alper, Paul, Raymond, Robert L.

“…Statisticians and teachers of statistics are thought to face formidable obstacles regarding image and being a role model. A funded controlled experiment…”
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