Recent Articles

  • Nothing beats a campfire-in-a-can when RVing

    Laura Weaver Recreation & Leisure

    How can we overcome a campfire ban? Try using one of my favorite camping supplies — a campfire-in-a-can. Though there are several varieties of this unique item from which to choose, they all incorporate the same idea.

  • Detecting leaks in cable TV networks

    Peter Lampel

    Leaks are unacceptable. What plumbers and secret agents have known for many years has now become a critical issue for TV technicians. Unwanted emissions from cable TV networks represent a huge potential source of interference for new communications networks.

  • A new path for SDN: Routing and switches are not commodities

    Victor Blake

    During my tenure at a large service provider, someone in the purchasing department decided that all network equipment purchases were commodities to be bid out like the purchasing of pencils, pens and paper. Suffice it to say that even fiber-optic cables were not then commodities, and certainly not IP routers and switches.

  • Targeting mitochondrial ROS: A novel therapy for a number of diseases

    Dr. Afsaneh Motamed-Khorasani

    ​Reactive oxygen species are generated in a number of physiological reactions in our body. They are responsible for a number of diseases, such as cancer, inflammatory, autoimmune and neurodegenerative disorders. Currently, an effective antioxidant therapy is not available. Therefore, an in-depth knowledge of the mechanisms responsible for the production of ROS and their role in the inflammation pathways is critical for the development of new drugs.

  • 3 steps to successfully broadening your member base

    Michael J. Berens

    After several years of declining memberships, associations are now looking forward to better days. Some of this gain can be attributed to the gradually rebounding economy, but most of the credit goes to association leaders and staff at all levels. They have worked vigorously to reposition their organizations and their value proposition, as well as wrestle with the octopus that is new media to reach out to new audiences in new ways.

  • Emerging green building material technologies to watch

    Don Rosato

    "Green building" is being transformed from a buzzword to a sophisticated approach using technology that redefines how we make and live in buildings that both reduce building energy consumption and provide for building energy production.

  • Top causes of absenteeism and how to fix them

    Joy Burgess

    Companies expect employees to use some sick days from time to time. Life happens, and family issues, injuries and sickness will interfere with the work schedule of a company's employees. However, excessive absences can quickly become costly for employers.

  • Challenges an office manager faces: Managing the schedule

    Jill Nesbitt

    ​One of the most critical responsibilities an office manager has is to manage the schedule. The dentist wants it to be productive. The hygienists want it to be full. The assistants want it to have enough time to turn over rooms and catch up on cleaning instruments. The secretaries are busy trying to fill the schedule when it has holes and confirm and take care of patients when it’s full.

  • When to send your patient to urgent care

    Becky Bicks

    Patients suffering from serious health conditions that need quick treatment during off-hours often find themselves in a predicament. How do they get the most effective care for their condition in the shortest amount of time?

  • British air medics team up with design company for new flight suits

    Joy Burgess

    ​Yorkshire Air Ambulance medics in the United Kingdom are no strangers to dealing with trauma patients, offering rescue services in many difficult situations. To better deal with emergencies, these air medics have teamed up with workwear and safety company Arco to design new flight suits. Arco and the medics worked closely, with Arco designers visiting the air support unit to get a firsthand look at what the medics and flight doctors are facing.