Recent Articles
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The importance of succession planning in the plastics industry
David Peterson EngineeringI had the opportunity to attend NPE 2015 last month in Orlando. What an amazing event and venue. While there, I had the chance to speak with many company leaders about what's on their priority list when it comes to acquiring, promoting and retaining key talent.
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NPE 2015 end-use regulatory impact review: Green building
Don Rosato EngineeringThe National Plastics Exposition (NPE) recently took place March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. Let's go behind the scenes and take a look from a plastics engineering standpoint at some of the regulatory impacts in key plastics end-uses and related technologies.
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Study: No link between vaccines and autism
Katina Hernandez Medical & Allied HealthcareA comprehensive new study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association debunks the theory that the measles, mumps and rubella vaccine is associated with an increased risk of autism. Although previous studies have already disproven the myth of a link between the vaccine and autism, anti-vaccine proponents continue to suggest that a possible link exists.
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School accountability: Where do we stand?
Bambi Majumdar EducationIn the light of the raging debates on school accountability and the opposition to Common Core testing, a decade-old thesis has found new relevance. In "Does School Accountability Lead to Improved Student Performance?", Eric A. Hanushek and Margaret E. Raymond explored the relationship between school reform policy and accountability of schools with consequences for performance.
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Rise in contaminated food causes consumers to seek local
Lisa McReynolds Smith Food & BeverageFood. It's not just simply something we consume daily to live. Food is a powerful connector among the members of a community, and allows them to be engaged with the source of their nutrition. It's a lifestyle. It's a thriving culture.
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The story of me, my husband and his new mistress
Vicki Floyd Transportation Technology & AutomotiveIt's finally happened. I always knew it probably would, but I was hopeful we could put it off as long as possible. You see, I have always been the lucky recipient of all my husband's attention. I was absolutely first in his heart — at the forefront of all his thoughts.
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Robots are ready for room service, but are hotel guests?
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementAloft Hotel in California's Silicon Valley created quite a stir when they introduced their robot room service in August last year. The experiment was still in preliminary stages but still managed to wow guests anyway. Apparently inspired by Star Wars' R2D2, these robots will offer smooth room service and butler facilities across hotels.
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Norway is phasing out FM radio, but don’t expect the US to tune in
Ross Lancaster CommunicationsIt's not breaking any news to say that traditional AM and FM radio have declined in stature over the last generation due to advances in digital and mobile technologies that often give listeners content on-demand and without having to listen to commercials.
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How often are opioids for chronic pain truly misused?
Dorothy L. Tengler PharmaceuticalMore than 1.5 billion people worldwide suffer from chronic pain, and treating it can be challenging for physicians. Doctors often resort to the use of chronic opioid therapy, which has increased substantially in recent years. To examine just how pervasive this issue is, the American Pain Society and the American Academy of Pain Medicine commissioned a systematic review of the evidence on chronic opioid therapy for chronic noncancer pain and convened a multidisciplinary expert panel to review the evidence and formulate recommendations.
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Marketing to the dog-lover lifestyle can mean big business
Jon Kurtz Pet CareWe often hear the term "lifestyle brand" in taglines, marketing and advertising. What is that? Generally, it's a strong area of interest around which we conform the way we live — the products we buy, the foods we eat, etc. Lifestyle identity can influence the neighborhoods or areas where we live — golf course homes, horse country, beaches, and homes built around private airstrips. It affects the clothes we buy, certainly our leisure activities, the charities we support and the friends we favor. Many people identify with more than one lifestyle, and this can often be the case within a single-family household.