Recent Articles
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The role of antimicrobial peptides in inflammatory skin diseases
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareAntimicrobial peptides play an important role in skin protection. The cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) is an important factor for skin's innate immune mechanism and plays a critical role in prevention of pathogen infection. Previous studies indicated that the production of CAMP was regulated by vitamin D3. But a new signaling mechanism, sphingosine 1-phosphate, could be useful in the development of new compounds or drugs that could be used to improve the innate immunity against the microbes.
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What Twitter can teach you about marketing — and no, you don’t…
Marc Wayshak MarketingJack Dorsey's brainchildren — Twitter and Square Reader — were both developed from "user narratives," descriptions that map out a user's day-to-day life and priorities. This simple but revolutionary idea challenges entrepreneurs to develop products that are designed to fill a specific need in a user's life. Similarly, marketing efforts can flourish when organizations understand their customers' backstories.
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5 safety tips for your warehouse
Mandy Gardner Distribution & WarehousingWarehouse management is a multifaceted industry whose success relies on many different elements, such as leadership, management software, architecture and warehouse layout. To make sure that your warehouse is as safe and hazard-free as possible, you should implement a few different systems that will bolster the overall safety rating of your building.
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Russia’s ambition for Sochi and the Winter Olympics
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveRussia's southern Black Sea resort city of Sochi is about to take the world stage with the Winter Olympics opening Feb. 6. Athletes and spectators will descend upon the city in the thousands, and it is hoped the two-week event will spark a revival in the region to throw off the post-Soviet image still being endured. But what of the challenges being faced in developing the required infrastructure to cope with such ambition?
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How to manage risk in complex projects
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementSome people say complex projects are not the same as other "ordinary" projects, and so they need to be managed differently. We need to develop flexibility and resilience at all levels in order to cope with the special risk challenges associated with complexity. When we consider the risk angle, there are three questions to answer: Are complex projects inherently different from other projects? Are complex projects exposed to different types of risk? Do these types of risk require managing differently?
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3 big issues facing disc golf in 2014
Justin Weilacher Recreation & LeisureThe year of 2013 witnessed big things for disc golf. Record numbers of new players are finding the sport. Record numbers of players are becoming members of the PDGA and playing in sanctioned events. There are more disc manufacturers, bag designers and retailers than ever before. There are also more opinions about how we should grow the sport. Here is an overview of three of the most pressing issues that disc golf faces to start 2014.
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The Flying Circus: Dead whales don’t fly
Garth WallaceCOPA 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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Why 2014 is a good time to be in the lighting controls business
Allan McHale Construction & Building MaterialsThis is now the most exciting time for the lighting industry since the early 20th century. We are truly at an inflection point, and the forthcoming shakeout over the next five years will determine the winners and losers in the game — as well as who will be the lighting giants of the future. The impact of LED technology is providing vast opportunities to improve lighting products and controls and their efficiency. This has coincided with the mandated demand to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in buildings, thus creating this challenging opportunity.
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Exciting technological advances in oncology
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareThe incidence of cancer is increasing in the U.S., fueled by 10,000 baby boomers reaching 65 each day. With that realization, it is estimated that there could be an increase in cancer diagnoses, by 67 percent between 2010 and 2030. The result of these alarming numbers is that oncology has been pushed to the forefront in the healthcare field. Fortunately, the technology and research to detect and treat various kinds of cancers has increased as well. Some of this technology is still in the early, yet promising stages.
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Renovating and creating the ‘3rd space’ to boost business
Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesFrom restaurants, coffee shops, bars and lounges to megahotel brands, everyone is focused on becoming a comfort zone for clients. It is now important to invest in changes that will increase business figures (in terms of occupancy and revenues) and also strategies that will enhance the reputation as well as strengthen the loyalty program. What better way to do this than by creating a comfortable "third space" that draws clients in time and again, enriches their lives and in the process increases their loyalty for the brand?