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• Infographic: The basics of muscle pain and how to fix it

  Brian Wallace Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Musculoskeletal problems are often caused by working conditions and are a leading cause of disability worldwide. In the U.S., an estimated 264 million workdays are lost each year due to back pain alone. This infographic outlines the causes of pain and impact and efficacy of physical therapy and other treatments.

• What’s next for e-bikes?  An inflatable, portable form of transportation

  Dave G. Houser Transportation Technology & Automotive

  Brilliant minds in the transportation industry worldwide are pulling out all the stops in an effort to design and develop improved personal mobility devices and systems. The trend towards communal sidewalk-based personal mobility systems such as shared e-bikes and scooters piqued the interest of engineering students at the University of Tokyo — and they took the idea and ran with it. Looking at possible ways to improve the world of urban sidewalk mobility, the students developed a working prototype for an inflatable e-bike/scooter. You read that correctly — a blow-up e-bike.

• Indicators show travel, hospitality businesses are picking up

  Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Coronavirus restrictions have been eased across the country. Travel companies are reopening their businesses with enhanced sanitizing measures. People are ready to travel again. Do you see early signs of recovery? Here are some positive updates, although it is still too early to claim that it is business as usual.

• How COVID-19 is affecting landlords and renters

  Terri Williams Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  COVID-19 is having a negative impact on almost every industry and segment of society. However, its effects on landlords and renters present particularly tough challenges. A new report by Avail, which provides online tools, education, and support for landlords, reveals just how much of an impact the coronavirus has had on these two groups.

• Even in a pandemic, grades matter!

  Brian Stack Education

  Fellow school principals, I’m calling on each of you to take action with grading reform in your schools. We need grades that matter, and we need them now! Last month, I participated in a Zoom call with 50 fellow high school principals from my state as we all discussed the pros and cons of reverting to a pass/fail grading system to close out the 2019-20 school year. A pass/fail system is a fail for our kids, and a fail for our school. It serves to remind us that we don't have a reliable grading system.

• A closer look at police reform and defunding proposals

  Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Americans have hit the streets to demand justice and accountability from the police, with many proposing some level of defunding departments. One of the first to put such proposals into motion is Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who said he is planning to defund the Minneapolis Police Department heavily following a veto-proof vote by the Minneapolis City Council. He is prepared to heed to demands that some of the department's funding be redirected toward mental health resources, affordable housing, and solutions for the opioid epidemic. Frey, however, is not in favor of abolishing the city's police department.

• Key points of linguistics for ESL teachers

  Douglas Magrath Education

  ESL instructors need to understand how languages work to be better able to serve the student population. Language is what makes us human, and it's something no other creature has. How are language and thought connected? Does language determine thought? The ostensible purpose of language is to transmit thoughts from one mind to another. Language represents thought, but does it also determine thought? Take the example of colors. Different speakers perceive colors differently.

• Extending board terms during a crisis

  Robert C. Harris Association Management

  An association relies on its board to govern. It sets the vision and advances the mission to best position the organization and serve its members. Through the pandemic, some directors may have reasons they can no longer volunteer. It is logical if board members request an absence from leadership duties. Bylaws often allow for some excused absences, which may solve the problem. There are other solutions to prop up the board. Some of the remedies are intended for dire situations; they are not to appease a director who simply wants to stay on the board.

• COVID-19 testing costs make a huge impact as payers wrestle with 2021 premium…

  Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied Healthcare

  As uncertainty continues to surround COVID-19 and its impact on care and health systems, two new thorns are beginning to dig into the conversations about healthcare's future: costs of testing and planning for insurance rates despite the current chaos. According to a report commissioned by America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), diagnostic testing for COVID-19 may creep past $25.1 billion annually. Meanwhile, antibody testing costs could touch more than $19 billion.

• How to power up your marketing might through improved browser push notifications

  Lisa Mulcahy Marketing

  According to a new report, only one-quarter of surveyed businesses have been able to shift completely to virtual work environments during the COVID-19 pandemic. This news isn't all bad, though — most of your customers are living life through their phones and laptops, too, and they want more convenience than ever. What's one terrific way to freshly tailor your brand’s marketing messages as your clients, partners and customers start spending again? Amp up your browser push notifications.

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