Recent Articles

• Has the Zappos gamble paid off for downtown Las Vegas?

  Bambi Majumdar Civil & Government

  When Zappos CEO Tony Hsieh announced his big dream for downtown Las Vegas, he met with more skepticism than encouragement. The area just beyond the Vegas Strip has been a chronically depressing one, with decrepit old buildings and failing businesses. Existing businesses moved away while new businesses stopped looking for space there. The story is quite similar to many other downtowns across the country. But this is where the similarities end, because the revival story is way different from any other.

• The role of Interleukin 1 in treatment of acute cerebrovascular disease

  Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Mental Healthcare

  ​Acute cerebrovascular disease can have many serious consequences, such as periventricular hemorrhage, subarachnoid hemorrhage, ischemic, hemorrhagic stroke and vascular dementia. It affects people at different stages of life and is responsible for many deaths all over the world with an urgent need for the development of treatment methods.

• Intelligent Mail becomes another stomping ground for patent trolls

  Cameron Bellamy Communications

  Maybe it is a testament to the increasing success of the use of innovation and technology in the mailing industry, or maybe it is just the fact that no technology business is immune from becoming a target of "patent trolls." Regardless of the reason, the impacts are being felt far and wide as well-known and reputable mail service providers are being hit with frivolous — but expensive and time-consuming — patent lawsuits around technology enhancements such as QR Codes and Intelligent Mail barcodes (IMb).

• The Flying Circus: Mr. Miserable

  Garth Wallace

  COPA 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.

• The little things make campground stays memorable

  Laura Weaver Recreation & Leisure

  We have been traveling in our motor home since 2006. Although we have not been RVing for all that long, comparatively speaking, we have camped in 49 states and several Canadian provinces, and we have accumulated over 60,000 miles on our odometer. Because we are retired, we have had the opportunity to visit several states more than once, often staying in the same campground we had previously stayed. Most campgrounds offer the same things, but particular campgrounds stood out in our minds for some reason. We wanted to stay in these campgrounds again; even driving "out of our way" to do so.

• Exploring the use of ceramic materials to prevent corrosion

  Jesse Puga Manufacturing

  There are many methods and techniques used for ​​corrosion prevention. They generally include changing the environment, choosing the appropriate metal, monitoring surfaces, altering anodic areas, using chemicals that prevent deterioration and applying protective coatings. Typically these techniques are used for the protection of metal — the material that is most often the focus of corrosion prevention. In sharp contrast to metals, ceramics are less vulnerable to corrosion because their chemical bonds of ceramics are oxidized at the outset, and therefore, corrosion is already present.

• Latest technology offers promise for patients awaiting kidney transplants

  Joy Burgess Medical & Allied Healthcare

  ​Many patients today spend years waiting for the live-saving transplant they require. Even with live organ donors stepping in to offer organs for loved ones, there still are not enough organs for patients awaiting transplantation. This lack of organs has led scientists to search for ways to grow or manufacture transplantable organs to fit this need.

• Leadership lessons from the language classroom

  Andy Curtis Education

  Although workplace bullying used to be thought of mainly in terms of bosses bullying employees, or bullying between employees, it is now becoming clear that some staff bully not only their colleagues but also their bosses. I want to focus on the more general disruptive behaviors of some staff in some language teaching organizations that make life difficult for everyone, especially those in leadership and management roles.

• Novel oral anticoagulants for thromboembolic disease

  Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani Pharmaceutical

  Vitamin K antagonists are commonly used for the treatment of thromboembolic disease. However, the slow onset of action for these medications limits their use. Therefore, a bridging therapy with the use of low molecular weight heparin is advantageous for the treatment.

• Search and rescue K9: More than meets the eye

  Paul A. Lake Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  Texas is in the forefront of so many areas when it comes to law enforcement and emergency services. However, one arena where the state still lags behind is in the effective use of the trained search and rescue (SAR) K9 team.

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