Recent Articles
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Plans to open airline service to 2nd Atlanta airport delayed
Matt FalcusHartsfield-Jackson International Airport in Atlanta has been the busiest in the world in terms of passengers handled since 1998. Yet what makes it unusual is that it is one of the only airports in the busiest top 10 that does not have a direct competitor airport serving the population (and airlines) within the same metropolitan area.
-
The growth of RTA for kitchens, baths
Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesMove aside custom, it's time for RTA to rule. No matter how weird or unbelievable that sounds, the RTA (ready-to-assemble) concept has become more and more pronounced in the interior design industry. Previously, the term RTA would immediately conjure up images of cheap materials and substandard workmanship. It has taken a few years, but now we have some enterprising and innovative manufacturers of RTA cabinets that have worked hard to change this rather unfortunate trend and created superior products for their users.