Recent Articles
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Reimagining the schools of tomorrow
Brian Stack EducationEarlier this fall, movie enthusiasts rejoiced at the arrival of Oct. 21, 2015, the actual date that a young Marty McFly traveled back in time to fictitious Hill Valley, California, to save his children in the hit 1989 movie "Back to the Future II." Director Robert Zemeckis introduced us to a world in 2015 that looked very different from the one we knew. Sadly, however, Marty McFly would find almost no differences in Hill Valley High School from 1989 to 2015. Why have we made so much progress as a society, yet our schools continue to operate in much the same way as they have for decades?
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The absence of positive thoughts during depression
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcarePeople with depression or healthy people with a depressed mood can be affected by depressive thoughts. However, according to a recent study, depressive thoughts are maintained for longer periods of time for people with a depressed mood, and this extended duration may reduce the amount of information that these individuals can hold in their memory. Although it has been known that negative thoughts tend to last longer for those with depression, this study is unique in showing that these thoughts, triggered from stimuli in the environment, can persist to the point that they hinder a depressed person's ability to keep their train of thought.
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Should pharmacists prescribe contraceptives?
Jason Poquette PharmaceuticalIf you had to guess the number of unintended pregnancies each year, what would you say? Ten thousand? One hundred thousand? Five hundred thousand? The number is actually more like 3 million unintended pregnancies per year in our country. That’s a staggering number, and amounts to about 50 percent of all pregnancies in the U.S. Wasn’t the discovery and development of "the pill" supposed to change all this?
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Real-time marketing is not always what it seems
Peter Moloney MarketingThe instant delivery of marketing messages to customers, such as emails, ads or Web recommendations, triggered upon customer behaviors in real-time, is at the cutting-edge of today’s marketing tech. Watching Web activity, social interactions, and vendor engagements generates a lot of data that might indicate customer preferences and readiness to buy something. There are a couple problems, however.
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Bioplastic materials and process advances on the move
Don Rosato EngineeringMicrobiologists, rather than materials scientists, are developing new plastic building blocks. To further enhance overall performance, and durability of bioplastics, additives, blends and alloys are increasingly used. The increasing number of biopolymers gives more choices for blend processing and will lead to more innovation.
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Church leaders: What to do when what you’re doing isn’t good
Deborah Ike Religious Community"The thing that you do is not good." Ouch. That's what Moses' father-in-law, Jethro, said to him after seeing him serving God's people all day (Exodus 18:17). How is that not good? Moses stated, "I make known the statutes of God and His laws." That seems like a noble, Godly, worthwhile effort, right? Well, apparently his father-in-law had a different take on things (and I doubt this was comparable to a holiday season spat with your in-laws).
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How to counter the top 10 risk myths
Dr. David Hillson Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementMyths help us to make sense of the uncertainty that surrounds us. In the world of business and projects, risk management performs the same role. Unfortunately, there are also myths about risk management. These are often partly true, but they do not represent reality.
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When outsourcing design work overseas, do your homework first
Lloyd Princeton Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesSaving time and money are two good reasons to consider outsourcing rendering and other visualization tasks overseas. However, there's no guarantee you will save either, since the quality and reliability of overseas work varies widely. Before you entrust your designs and firm's reputation to an overseas company, it pays to investigate all your options.
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Lessons in termination: Too small to fail
Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWelcome to the time of year when it becomes ever so clear who you wished no longer worked here. But before you finalize your list of those good and bad employees, learn these lessons from terminations past.
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Aortic valve replacement: Mechanical or biological?
Dorothy L. Tengler Medical & Allied HealthcareHeart disease is the leading cause of death in the United States, killing more than 600,000 Americans each year, and more than 5 million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year. Heart valve disease can occur in any single valve or a combination of the four valves, but diseases of the aortic and mitral valves are the most common. Replacement of diseased valves with prosthetic heart valves reduces the morbidity and mortality associated with native valvular disease, but it comes at the expense of complications related to the implanted prosthetic device.