Recent Articles
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Could animals grow human organs in the near future?
Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied HealthcareFor the first time, scientists have demonstrated that growing humans organs in other species could be possible. In a study published the journal Cell this month, researchers successfully injected human stem cells into a pig embryo. While the developing embryo was "highly inefficient," the stem cells developed into the precursors of heart and liver cells. A portion of the developing embryo was comprised of human cells.
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Scary indicators that you’re not connected to your community
Mark MacDonald Religious CommunityWhat's the biblical response to shrinking numbers? "Go out into the highways and hedges and compel them to come in, that my house may be filled." Luke 14:23 is quite a command! It's saying, "Connect to the community." Church is like throwing a ministry banquet and, of course, we're expecting our congregation to attend. But like the parable, many have (poor) excuses for nonattendance, and our pews aren't full. Yet, right outside our doors we have thousands of people who have no interest in what we're doing.
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Tomorrow’s kitchen: Smarter, smaller and oh so cool
Michael J. Berens Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesTabletop cooking, backsplash display panels and a garage for your appliances are just a few of the advances in kitchen design looming on the horizon. In comparison, that Jetsons kitchen you've been waiting for may seem more like one for the Flintstones.
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How can researchers solve the issue of reproducibility?
Suzanne Mason Science & TechnologyAt SLAS 2017, the annual international conference and exhibition from the Society for Laboratory Automation and Screening, the topic of reproducibility was center stage. Led by moderator Richard Harris, an NPR science correspondent, panelists in a special session discussed the challenges and solutions that both industry and academia have when it comes to reproducibility.
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Who gets to say which business buzzwords are ridiculous?
Paul Zukowski CommunicationsThere's probably no real way to tell which buzzwords will become part of the language (as clichés, eventually) and which ones will have brief lives (thankfully!)? We just have to wait and see. But if you're going by personal taste and just want to ridicule various buzzwords, I say, "Game on!" I'd be happy to make fun of your choices.
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Remote patient monitoring expected to explode, but at what cost?
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationLike most aspects of healthcare, mobile technology seems to be soaring up, up and away, like one of our favorite superheroes. No birds, no planes, just the projected rise of connected medical devices — the use of which is supposed to sharply increase in the next half-decade, according to a new report.
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Streaming TV choices give cord-cutters familiar options
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologySince internet video hit the mainstream in the mid-to-late 2000s with YouTube and Netflix's streaming service, it has long been predicted that the days of the typical cable TV subscription were numbered, soon to be replaced by online video streams of live and on-demand programming. While it hasn’t been an overnight switch to internet TV, and traditional cable subscriptions might hang along by the millions for years, the age of cutting cable for live, online streaming services has arrived.
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Pressure mounting for new Sydney airport deal
Matt Falcus Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe saga surrounding the construction of a new airport in Sydney, Australia, has continued to unfold over the past week, as pressure has been placed on the developers to confirm their plans, and the government has been asked for money to ease the burden. The new airport for Sydney is to be constructed at Badgerys Creek, to the west of the city. The Australian government has a target of 2026 to have the facility operational and open to flights in a bid to ease congestion at the existing Kingsford Smith Airport.
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4 ways to get sick employees to stay home
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementHow much work can you get done when your co-worker is coughing, sniffling and sneezing right next to you? In addition to worrying about your teammate's well-being, it is hard not to wonder if they are contagious, whether you will be sick next, and how all of this is going to impact the project on which you two are working. Conversely, everybody feels better if sick employees stay home. Here are four ways to create a culture that diminishes presenteeism.
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Considering the importance of creativity
Pamela Hill EducationAlbert Einstein has been credited with the phrase, "Creativity is intelligence having fun." Learning is hard work for students with learning disabilities, and most instruction for students with learning disabilities is very structured, direct, and scripted. However, many students with learning disabilities are very creative. They have the ability to "have fun" with their intelligence and develop creativity, but it must be welcomed.