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Answer:
a
The goal is behavior modification. If you do sampling and show peo-
ple where they're falling short, it's very effective, because it provides a
visual. People really
start to see where
they're failing to use
enough elbow grease.
In a 2012 study
(
tinyurl.com/p4onspp)
researchers using UV
markers evaluated
2,820 objects in 194
operating rooms and
found that only 47%
(284 of 600) of marks
had been removed
after 24 hours. After an
educational interven-
tion, the number
increased to 82% (634
of 777). But as the
authors point out, it's
easy for people to slip
back into old, bad
habits. "Preliminary
findings," they say,
"suggest that the
impact of such pro-
grams may deteriorate
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