Recent Articles
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Don’t fear the feedback
Michael J. Berens Association ManagementDay in, day out, associations accumulate feedback from members and customers. Some of it is solicited, some not. Some of it is welcome, some less so. Whatever form it takes, whatever the tone — positive or negative — it is valuable information, and someone in your organization should be scanning it for the nuggets it contains. More importantly, those nuggets need to be shared with the rest of the organization so everyone has a clear picture of what's working and what's not. Often, however, that does not happen.
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9 steps to more concise business writing
Joe Latta MarketingIn today's world of ultratasking and information overload, being concise is more important than ever. Whether reading a short email or 500-page business proposal, your audience typically doesn't have the time or desire to search for information.
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Are GMOs worth the risk?
Lauren Swan Food & BeverageGenetically modified organisms (GMOs) in our food supply has been a hot topic in the U.S. for the past several years, reaching its peak with the passing of The Farmer Assurance Provision (The Monsanto Protection Act). Many Americans, regardless of ethnicity or political party, want foods containing GMOs to be labeled — 82 percent, according to the Huffington Post. Meanwhile, barely more than a third of Americans believe GMOs are safe to eat, regardless of labeling.
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New name for European aircraft manufacturer
Adam Hunt Transportation Technology & AutomotiveA number of European aerospace manufacturers changed their names on Jan. 2. These companies, all part of EADS, now have easier names to remember, but it does mean some aircraft types will have new names.
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The Flying Circus: Hired
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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Challenges in machine perfusion preservation for DCD liver grafts
Sharee Ann Narciso Medical & Allied HealthcareThere is a critical shortage in the number of available donor graft tissues, and donation after circulatory death (DCD) seems like the next best solution. It is vital to maintain the viability of organs until transplantation to ensure optimal graft survival and function. So far, the most commonly used preservation method in clinical practice is static cold storage. However, the risk of ischemic damage when performing DCD grafting jeopardizes the viability of organs during cold storage. Whether static cold storage is the best method to avoid organ deterioration from DCD is still unknown.
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Effective storage tank protection system: The use of anodic protection
Sable Mc'Oneal ManufacturingThere are certain circumstances that make it impractical for cathodic protection to be used, such as in extremely acidic or alkaline environments. For these situations, anodic protection can be a useful corrosion control technique, specifically in metal environment conditions that demonstrate active-passive behaviors.
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Clients of the green spa industry
Beatrice (Vallant) Hochegger Recreation & LeisureThe series of articles on "green spas" has already covered a lot of important topics including principles, benefits and pitfalls of green spas as well as benchmarking and standards within this industry. The aim of this article is to give a brief description of the green spa guest.
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Unreliability of blood pressure measurements with manual readers
Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Medical & Allied HealthcareThere have been intensive universal efforts to promote appropriate techniques to measure blood pressure. However, the quality and accuracy of blood pressure measurement is under question in clinical settings. Several studies have been conducted on the routine, manual office blood pressure readings, where inconsistent readings were frequently observed. Some of the factors affecting these imprecise readings included: poor measurement techniques, conversation with patients during the readings and patient anxiety.
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Just another day at the office?
Dr. Howard Koseff Medical & Allied HealthcareYou know the usual morning drill: alarm, haul yourself out of bed, coffee, exercise, breakfast, news, and then it's the carbon-burning commute to work. The order in which we get the list done may vary, but this is essentially what the start of an average day looks like not only for family doctors but for most of the working public, too. Well, not for me.