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Developing plastics manufacturing cell automation applications
Don Rosato EngineeringProduction cell applications that increase manufacturing efficiency are central to modern plastics manufacturing automation. To respond effectively to the challenges of global competition, plastics processors are increasingly realizing that lean manufacturing is a necessary component, and manufacturing cells are an important strategic tool.
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3 lessons your business can learn from Pokemon Go’s success
Ross Lancaster Science & TechnologyOf all the world's companies that produce, develop or market video games or video game consoles, none is more iconic than Nintendo. Originally founded as a playing card company in Japan in 1889, the company became a worldwide household name beginning in the 1980s, with the introduction of the Nintendo Entertainment System (NES).
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Truck attack in Nice will have long-term effect on world tourism
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementWhile the French are still recovering from the Paris terror attacks in November 2015, the truck attack July 14 in Nice added more salt into the wounds. The vivid images of such tragedies would probably never fade away from people's minds.
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Doyle Thomas and his hamburger Corvettes
Michael Brown Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAs a teenager in the piney woods of East Texas during the 1960s, Doyle Thomas landed a part-time job on weekends. There wasn't a lot of glamour attached to his new position. As with an untold number of his friends and contemporaries around the country, he worked at a fast food restaurant. The location was part of a chain known primarily in the southeastern U.S. at the time: Whataburger.
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As out-of-pocket costs rise, patients seek value and convenience
Christina Thielst Healthcare AdministrationConsumers are assuming more and more responsibility for their healthcare costs — higher deductibles and growing out-of-pocket costs. As a result, they are starting to ask about the value and convenience they receive in return. This includes educating themselves on pricing, lower-cost strategies and convenient options.
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7 tips for complying with the new federal wage-hour regulations
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe U.S. Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division recently disclosed the details of its final revised regulations relating to certain "white collar" salary exemptions under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act.
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Air travel is now more popular than ever
Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThe wanderlust in us has never been more pronounced than it is today. Global travel is in the air — quite literally this year. A recent IATA report stated a record 3.78 billion global passengers will be traveling by air in 2016. Low fuel costs have not only triggered a record number of road trips, but they have also provided incentives for exploring international lands that have long been on bucket lists.
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One step closer to ending an era of stigma
Jessica Taylor Mental HealthcareWednesday, July 6, marked a big day for the U.S. when a bill that should significantly change mental healthcare overwhelmingly cleared the U.S. House of Representatives with a vote of 422-2. Introduced by Rep. Tim Murphy (R-Pa.) after the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, the Helping Families in Mental Health Crisis Act would "make available needed psychiatric, psychological and supportive services for individuals diagnosed with mental illness and families in mental health crisis, and for other purposes."
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Brexit: The outlook for European renewables and UK’s energy mix
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesThe energy industry must cope with multibillion-dollar projects and long lead times. If there is one thing the industry hates, it is uncertainty. The political tremors that followed the Brexit vote June 23 has left commentators in all sectors speculating as to the precise impact of the decision by UK voters to leave the European Union.
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The most popular pharmacy degree add-ons
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalWhen I first started pharmacy school there was, for the most part, one universal bachelor's degree that every pharmacist in the U.S. obtained. Most of my mentors had obtained their degree as a four-year college program, whereas the standard when I was in school was a five-year degree.