Recent Articles
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Facility management impacts all aspects of daily living
Jeannea Jones Facilities & GroundsFacility management encompasses numerous services, including plant operations and maintenance; custodial; grounds, landscape and sports field maintenance. All of these services impact the quality of life for people. Recognizing that the physical working, learning and living environment is critical serves as a fundamental competitive asset in the world today.
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Early indicators bolster residential sector’s optimism
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsResidential building professionals have high hopes for 2014. Results of a recent survey conducted by Houzz.com of 6,680 builders, contractors, remodelers, architects, landscape architects and interior designers found that 90 percent expect continued growth in 2014.
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Whose role is it?
Robert C. Harris Association ManagementIt takes a partnership of the board president and the executive director to sustain good governance and management. Consideration should be given to whose role it is when carrying out governance and management duties.
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The Flying Circus: Eavesdropping
Garth Wallace Transportation Technology & AutomotiveCOPA eFlight presents another weekly excerpt from "The Flying Circus," a fun book by Canadian aviation humorist and former COPA publisher Garth Wallace. "The Flying Circus" is a fictional account of the madcap escapades of two instructors who start their own flying school armed with loads of enthusiasm, but little business sense and no money.
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A closer look at Australia’s suffering airports
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveHigh demand and increasingly inadequate service are putting mounting pressure on Australia's key airports, with Sydney taking the "worst airport" title in a recent Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) annual report.
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Proven corrosion control technologies enhanced by new research
Denise Gabbard Construction & Building MaterialsThree technologies used to control corrosion — hot-dip galvanizing, anodic protection and nanotechnology — are successfully combating harsh environmental conditions and leading to longer usable service lives and increased safety.
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Customer behavior tracking takes another step
Danielle Manley RetailTracking customer behavior is nothing new. Mobile technology and GPS devices have allowed for targeted advertising and marketing. However, retail establishments are now taking it one step further: using video-recording systems to track and analyze customer behavior.
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A novel use of sulodexide for vascular diseases
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareOral administration of sulodexide (SDX) has been recently considered as a novel treatment method for vascular diseases. SDX belongs to a class of glycosaminoglycans, which are natural anionic polycarbohydrates found in mammals.
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1 core principle of social media marketing
Linchi Kwok MarketingA few days ago, I attended Social Media Marketing World 2014 (#SMMW14) in San Diego. According to the event's website, this is the world's largest social media marketing conference, where about 2,000 marketing professionals get together every year to network and share their best practices on social media marketing.
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Study: Meaningful use email criteria challenging for specialists
Pamela Lewis Dolan Healthcare AdministrationAs the meaningful use incentive program moves into its second stage, there have been concerns among physicians over their ability to meet the patient engagement requirements. Satisfying the Stage 2 criteria will rely not only on physicians adopting the right technology, but also on their patients' willingness to use it.