Recent Articles
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Cutting opioid production is the latest effort to curb epidemic
Dr. Abimbola Farinde PharmaceuticalThe use of opioid drugs has become an increasingly recognizable health problem across the United States, leading to abuse, overdoses and at times death. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy, opioid pain relievers were involved in more than 16,600 deaths in 2013 — nearly half the total number of overdose deaths.
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Waiting in line for my next Porsche: The 718 Cayman
David Newton Transportation Technology & AutomotiveLast summer, I traded my 2009 Midnight Blue Cayman for a 2016 Macan S, with the self-imposed understanding that I would someday end up in another Cayman — perhaps a GTS or even the GT4. I'm not so sure I could have ultimately pulled the trigger on the Macan otherwise.
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Best of plastics: Medical
Don Rosato EngineeringThe medical device industry is making important contributions to advances in healthcare, and this sector is characterized by a high level of innovation and intense competition. One of the interesting aspects of research and development within the medical devices field is the coupling of diverse biomedical and engineering disciplines.
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Digital resources and tools to support vocabulary acquisition
Savanna Flakes EducationI wrote an article in March about best practices for explicitly teaching vocabulary. Robert Marzano's six-step approach to supporting students with vocabulary acquisition and retention is still one of my favorite approaches to teaching vocabulary.
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Employers should tread carefully through the rest of election season
Jessica Taylor Civil & GovernmentWho do you think should be the next president of the U.S.? Donald Trump? Hillary Clinton? In just under a month, people will be flooding polling places to choose who they think is the best candidate to lead America.
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New nursing job? 5 strategies for your first month
Keith Carlson Healthcare AdministrationWhen you land a new nursing position, your first month is an important time to make a good impression and initiate good habits that set you up for success. The following list is not comprehensive, but these five items will certainly elevate your performance and help you integrate painlessly.
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How can we solve our teacher pay dilemma?
Brian Stack EducationLast month, The Nation's Alissa Quart put the spotlight on teacher salaries in her article, "Teachers are Working for Uber Just to Keep a Foothold in the Middle Class." Quart highlighted Matt Barry, a public high school history teacher in the suburbs of San Jose, California, who at 32 has taken a part-time job with Uber to support his wife Nicole and their soon-to-be-born child.
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11 of America’s best fall festivals
Dave G. Houser Recreation & LeisureCooling temperatures, changing leaves and ripening fields are signaling that autumn has arrived — and that means the fall festival season is here. As farmers bring their crops to market, it's a great time to pack up the car and follow the sights, sounds and smells to one or more of the thousands of celebratory harvest fests across the country.
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7 basic elements of successful training
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementTraining of managers and employees is necessary for a variety of legal and practical reasons. Regardless of the content of the training, manager and employee training programs need at least the following basic elements to be successful.
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A Carolina crop of all-black Corvettes
Michael Brown Transportation Technology & AutomotiveA few years ago, while visiting a mountain getaway place my wife and I own in western North Carolina, I took a vehicle into Asheville for service. I was there about four hours, and in the course of talking with the service manager, I learned about a Corvette collection that was nearby.