Recent Articles
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Recognizing your weaknesses is a real strength
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWe are all flawed in one way or another. Most people choose to put an emphasis on their strengths in order to help them succeed. What about your weaknesses? In fact, it is even more essential to understand your weaknesses.
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Implementing a sustainable manufacturing plan at your facility
Alan Kelsky ManufacturingThe goal of sustainable manufacturing is producing products in ways that have a minimal negative influence on the environment. In order to accomplish this, manufacturers use processes that reduce and prevent greenhouse gases, conserve natural resources and energy and do not harm workers or consumers.
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Truck steering and air brakes: Making them work in harmony
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityOne of the toughest adjustments for new apparatus drivers is knowing proper large vehicle operation techniques. Compared to normal passenger vehicles, truck tires are bigger, steering wheels are larger, and air brakes operate and feel completely different.
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Dog brain studies provide clues to understanding dementia
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Medical & Allied HealthcareAs man's best friend, dogs contribute to our social well-being throughout our lifespan. However, understanding how our canine companions age is also contributing to our medical well-being. It turns out an aging dog has a natural development of cognitive decline that parallels some of the human dementias associated with aging.
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Applying aviation risk factors to medicine
Mark Huber Medical & Allied HealthcareAviation and medicine have a lot in common. They both require the ability to master a body of knowledge and apply it in a disciplined way, to keep cool while working under pressure, and sometimes rapidly adapt to a changing environment. But can other lessons learned about behavior and performance in aviation be applied to medicine as a way to drive down incidences of malpractice? The answer appears to be yes.
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What will it take for transition to lower-GWP refrigerants?
Andrew Gaved Facilities & GroundsI have written before about how the combination of the forthcoming bans on higher-GWP refrigerants in the European F-Gas regulations and mandated reductions in the HFCs being sold into the EU are in danger of catching the end-users on the hop. Simply put, if customers don't soon convert to lower-GWP options, they will be faced with two troubling possibilities.
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Report: Health data breaches are surging with no end in sight
Scott E. Rupp Healthcare AdministrationAttacks on our health data continue — that's no secret — but where these breaches come from is still a matter of question. Whether they come from within or without, the number of these breaches remains consistently high.
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Parking pitfalls for commercial tenants
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailDo you have enough parking spaces for your customers, you and your staff? It's a common problem we see with both new and established businesses. Here are a number of factors to consider. First and foremost, what is the availability of parking spaces for your customers? Does it appear that there are there enough stalls for all to use? Where are these parking spaces — in front of, behind or at the side of the building? Stalls located beside or behind the building may not be immediately visible.
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Nurses honor guards pay tribute to those who serve
Joan Spitrey Healthcare AdministrationEach Memorial Day, time is taken to remember those who have given their lives for our country. Services are held at memorial parks in which special attention and honor is given to those who paid the ultimate price while serving our country. At many of these services, honor guards from various military branches will ceremoniously provide funeral honors for fallen soldiers. These volunteers will bring dignity, respect and a ceremonial reverence to those they attend.
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Chicago shows need for proactive police oversight agency
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityChicago is in news again, and this time for its police oversight agency. For a city that has come into the harsh spotlight due to rising crime rates, slow investigations and a lack of disciplinary action can be damaging. Yet the City of Chicago's Independent Police Review Authority has been doing just that, much to the dismay of the city and its people. Mayor Rahm Emanuel recently announced plans to disband the agency that was formed to investigate police shootings and misconduct but has failed to carry out its tasks.