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• Scientists discover cellular structure that may explain organ rejections

  Chelsea Adams Medical & Allied Healthcare

  ​Canadian scientists have discovered a cellular structure that may be responsible for previously unexplained organ transplant rejections. Researchers at the University of Montreal Hospital Research Centre turned their attention to blood vessels, which, when damaged, can make rejection difficult to manage.

• Are tech upgrades on your list of goals for 2016? They should be

  Danielle Manley Retail

  January is a time for resolutions and goals — and not just personal ones. Business goals are a great way to motivate yourself, your employees and the company as a whole. The first step is to create specific goals. For retailers, goals can be widespread — from increasing inventory to creating new inventory, from opening new locations to increasing e-commerce sales. However, those are generic goals. How will you increase inventory? How will you open another location? Where will you open another location?

• GM, Lyft take pole position together in auto industry’s new era

  Ryan Clark Transportation Technology & Automotive

  Let's be honest with ourselves: Driving isn't what it used to be. In fact, with ride sharing and self-driving cars, the auto industry seems to be turning into something many of us could never have dreamed. In response, General Motors and ride-sharing enterprise Lyft have joined together to tackle these issues head on, while possibly affecting the auto industry in multiple ways.

• Excessive stress: 6 strategies for helping struggling learners

  Howard Margolis Education

  ​Excessive stress — unjustified, overwhelming and relentless demands adults thrust upon children — can devastate all children, especially struggling learners: "Stress is bad for children. It's associated with health problems, school failures and youth delinquency," ​Dennis W. Creedon writes. "High stress levels have been associated with ... asthma and depression ... Stress directly affects 'attention, memory, planning and behavior control.' When the mind is under emotional stress, it produces the peptide cortisol. ... Cortisol generally is a blessing because we don't become controlled by our past negative experiences. However, if cortisol is not kept in balance, learning can and will stop."

• What images work best on social media?

  Emma Fitzpatrick Marketing

  Social trends come and go. When you step back, though, you'll see how these trends affect the way we communicate — regardless of the platform. From ​Snapchat to In​stagram and now Perisc​ope, images reign on social media. Text has become secondary as more readers skim rather than read an entire article.

• 3 tips to become a people expert

  Anne Rose Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  ​Angry people you can't seem to please. Unhappy clients who tell you on their return about a bad experience on their vacation you could have resolved but can do nothing about now. Wending your way through a bureaucracy to find the right person or the right department to resolve your issue. A bitter co-worker who is infecting the office morale or a dictatorial boss who's making everyone miserable.

• 5 guidelines to get the 2016 goals you set

  Fred Berns Interior Design, Furnishings & Fixtures

  ​Those interior design professionals who focus and follow through on the most ambitious goals often reap the biggest rewards. Designers can convert their goals into reality and achieve outstanding outcomes by following these guidelines for the year ahead.

• Electrically and thermally conductive material/process innovations

  Don Rosato Engineering

  Within a mixture of mature and simultaneously evolving technologies, there are numerous conductive polymer applied research projects underway throughout industry and universities for both base resins and new conductive additives/structures, including multilayer extrusion.

• Creating an effective quality assurance program

  Corey Hulbert Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  ​Third-party vendor management has evolved over the years from an important business position into a mission-critical function for the mortgage enterprise. A failure in this department now carries with it severe penalties. There are a number of drivers for this trend, including increasing costs, an aging workforce in many settlement services businesses and a general flight to quality loan origination, but the primary driver has been regulatory compliance. A well-known industry expert puts it quite well.

• Uber takes aim at travel agents, booking websites

  Bambi Majumdar Travel, Hospitality & Event Management

  Uber has revolutionized urban commuting in the last few years. Now, Uber is all set to revolutionize the travel business, beyond booking cars for a ride. In a recent filing with the U.S. Patent Office, the company ​has revealed its plan to become an all-in-one travel agent. The patent images call the service "Uber Travel," which seems a fitting description for a service that aims to combine car booking with the entire trip.

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