You might even call those "large" and "small" secrets, but there's a case to be made that fully understanding how and when to use consumable items in an RPG is more intriguing than whatever story it's telling.
Living, as we do, in a consumer society of many decades standing "there is huge institutional pressure internationally to encourage consumption," says Angus, pointing out that single-use consumables with a short life-span are what help to create constant growth in a capitalist economy.
Sterile single-use consumables were used for each clinical procedure.
Data on vaccines used, consumables and management tools used were empirically obtained at health facilities level from vaccine usage reports, tally sheets, vaccine management databases.
For each individual clinical visit and laboratory test, the following items were included in the costing exercise: consumables (quantity used and unit price), drugs (quantity used and unit price), equipment (quantity used, price, years of useful life, number of cases processed annually), and staff (staff category, working time breakdown).
While most of the additional tests they're envisaging bringing to OLO in future would use the same single-use consumable model as the CBC test, he mentions a subset of tests they've been considering which could benefit from sending information digitally to a different facility.
Laboratory staff were asked what elements of molecular genetic testing they conducted, which equipment was used, which consumables were used and to estimate any wastage, for example spillage etc.
Facility records were also used to collect information on the use of consumables including laboratory books, Giemsa stain, blood slides, lancets, syringes, and other consumables.
Spray drying of milk products involves several challenges so as to obtain the output asked for, the output being maximal processing capacity and minimal down time as well as the use of consumables such as energy and water.
Data on health service resource use (staff, consumables, rooms and equipment) were collected and local unit costs applied where available, otherwise national rates were used.
