Recent Articles
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Oil-dependent Saudi Arabia forced into reform
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesStarting this year, Saudi Arabian citizens will have to get used to paying more at the pump, signaling the end of an era. As 2015 closed out, the Saudi government started putting into action a raft of apparent reforms, chief among them a 40 percent hike in retail fuel prices.
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The $64,000 question: Will you miss out on this popular Social Security…
William S. Campbell and Justin D. Smith Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe Bipartisan Budget Act of 2015 made significant changes to a number of rules surrounding Social Security benefits, causing many lucrative claiming strategies to be phased out over time. The forthcoming elimination of the popular "File and Suspend" strategy is of particular importance.
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Candida yeast: Top 6 outbreak triggers
Jeff White Sports & FitnessIn Parts I and II of this series on candida yeast, we discussed what it is and how a strong immune system can keep it under control. Since the bacteria that can cause candida infections lives on our bodies, it's also important to know what can trigger an outbreak.
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Battling dementia: A global health crisis
Dr. Samer Koutoubi Medical & Allied HealthcareAs we start 2016, our elderly population in the United States continues to steadily increase. The number of people 65 years old and older is expected to rise by 101 percent between 2000 and 2030, at a rate of 2.3 percent each year.
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Is IFR for everyone really the answer?
Mark Huber Transportation Technology & AutomotiveLast year, a coalition of industry trade groups released a white paper advocating easier instrument flight rules (IFR) flying for Part 27 helicopters — those weighing under 7,000 pounds. The goal is to combat the perennial problem of helicopter meets cloud, helicopter meets ground, and people die — either by loss of control (LOC) or controlled flight into terrain (CFIT).
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Getting back to basics in fire truck specifications
Frank R. Myers Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityWhen you respond to an extensive number of calls, apparatus breakdowns are bound to occur. With technology advancing in the fire apparatus industry, components are becoming more expensive to replace and/or repair. Sometimes we need to reflect and see what is really needed, especially when vehicle wear and tear is constant.
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Technology and medicine: New treatments for diabetes patients
Rosemary Sparacio Medical & Allied HealthcareThe technological revolution continues to foster advances in medicine at an increasingly rapid rate. In diabetes treatment, monitoring and care, state-of-the-art "gadgets" have made the management of this disease easier and allowed and encouraged more compliance on the part of the patients.
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Setting SMART goals for 2016
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThe beginning of a new year is when most of us review where we have been and where we want to go. This type of review is important for you personally and professionally. However, goals should not only be done once a year but throughout the year. There are many ways to accomplish this, and one of the best is setting SMART goals.
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How much data is needed to predict customer buying behavior?
Peter Moloney MarketingThere are two fundamentally different approaches for selecting the data used to predict customer buying behavior. The first approach involves collecting as much information as possible about your customers (demographic attributes, behaviors, preferences, etc.) so you can see what correlations there might be between this information and purchasing. This is supported by a basic tenant of Big Data theory: Because we are now able to collect ever more data on our customers from all kinds of sources, and we have new, better technologies for managing and analyzing all that data, that's what should be done.
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Better late than never: Accepting late work without penalty
Brian Stack EducationThe debate over whether to charge students a penalty for late work is not new to American education. For years, proponents have argued that a penalty is the best way to hold students accountable for meeting deadlines, a lifelong skill.