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• New research confirms impact of lighting and color on design

  Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  As we approach the darkest day of the year, now is a good time to remember just how important light is to our health and well-being. Recently published research on light and lighting confirms that, perhaps more than any other element in a space, light has a profound effect on how design impacts occupants.

• Santa Claus is alive and well at the North Pole — Alaska, that is

  Laura Weaver Recreation & Leisure

  While driving our RV through Alaska on our way to Fairbanks from Tok, we found ourselves in North Pole. Yes, there really is a North Pole, Alaska. The town was originally named because the townspeople were trying to entice a toy manufacturer to settle there. Even though that didn't happen, the town of North Pole not only survived, but thrived — in part because of RV travelers.

• 5 LEED tips for existing buildings

  Becky Bicks Construction & Building Materials

  ​Over the past several years, the world has seen a shift toward green thinking. One change that has come with this new sense of environmental friendliness is the creation of structures that use fewer resources and dispel fewer emissions than previously constructed buildings. If you have an existing building that you’d like to see earn a LEED score, then check out this list of five important tips to help make your building more energy efficient and better for the Earth.

• Proximity ligation assays: Advancing the study of proteins

  Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Science & Technology

  Proximity ligation assay is a new method added to the proteomics toolbox and will play a key role in future diagnostics. PLA makes it possible to study the presence of the less abundant proteins, and thus it is easy to identify relevant diseases. Multiplex assays could be designed in which many proteins in the same sample are detected using PLA. It would be also possible to determine multiple protein interactions in individual cells, which enables us to understand the signaling cascades. This method is better for determining coherent cellular responses than measuring the expression levels of individual proteins. PLA could be also used to study the influence of the drugs in multiple pathways.

• Planning for your association’s planning

  Maria Huntley Association Management

  I had a serious case of deja vu recently as I sat in and observed a board planning retreat for an association in which I had little background. I quickly realized that I had been in this meeting before, at least a hundred times. How can that be? This is a new association halfway across the country that I have never interacted with before. And at the end of the day, one of the volunteer leaders commented that they just spent the day talking about the exact same things they talked about the previous year. He questioned what they can do to make sure the discussion doesn't continue into next year's retreat. That is a great question.

• Telecom protectionism: What goes around comes around

  Victor Blake Communications

  Ethernet and the Internet — perhaps America's greatest inventions — have driven global telecommunications standards, and subsequently economic development, more than any other innovation. The reach of the Internet is so broad that irrespective of political, social or economic alliance or opposition to the United States, enemies and friends alike have adopted the Internet both for consumers and as the foundation for all global telecommunications. Despite all of this global expansion, some U.S. telecom companies have used national security concerns to entice the U.S. government to restrict access to certain products from Chinese companies. And now this tactic is coming back to bite them.

• Coatings: The skin of plastic matter

  Adolfo Benedito Manufacturing

  ​In a risky analogy, we might say that coatings in plastics play the role of human skin. The first bastion defending the material, coatings are an added value that aim to both protect from the outside and to provide the material with unique and exclusive functionalities. Plastics and their coatings belong, therefore, to a complex and unique system with significantly enhanced properties compared to the original material.

• Top 5 social media trends for 2014

  Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

  Looking toward 2014 already? See what social media trends are coming over the horizon. Some networks are here to stay and will continue to grow, while others are already stale. Determine where you should budget your time in the upcoming fiscal year now. Without further ado, here are the top five social media trends of 2014.

• 5 tips for successful performance evaluations

  D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  Performance evaluation programs can be immensely beneficial to employers. They can help management improve employee performance and adjust staff expectations. However, if done improperly, performance evaluations can create more legal liability than they help to avoid. This article lists five critical tips for making sure your performance evaluation system is on the right track.

• 3 major market forces changing the pet business customer

  Clarice Brough Pet Care

  In today's technology-driven market, business owners must continuously step up to the plate and embrace new retailing models. If I asked if you know who your customers are, you would probably say, "Sure I do, I help them with their pets daily, or at least weekly." But in just a few years there will be a new market place. Right now many of your customers — possibly most — are people heading into retirement age. There are some pretty young people too, but not as many in the mid-level age group of 25 to 40.

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