Recent Articles
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Music to my ears: The attraction of a car’s sound
David Newton Transportation Technology & AutomotiveAs a consequence of my venture into the world of writing, I've had the pleasure of interviewing a varied mix of personalities over the years. They've included a wide range of auto enthusiasts — from weekend racers and driving instructors to automotive vendors and car show junkies.
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Medical-Surgical Nurses Week: Saving lives, supporting families
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareIf you have encountered a nurse in your life, you have likely have already met a medical-surgical nurse. This diverse specialty encompasses the largest group of nurses who currently practice. It is estimated that about 400,000 of the 2.9 million registered nurses in the U.S. are medical-surgical nurses. Each year, the Academy of Medical-Surgical Nurses devotes Nov. 1-7 to showcase and celebrate this dynamic group of nurses.
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5 important HR practices to review to start 2016
D. Albert Brannen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementAbout this time every year, human resources professionals begin thinking about ways to improve their employment processes to maintain compliance with applicable laws. This kind of annual review is ever more important this year with the myriad changes and developments in employment law.
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Top hotel contract negotiation tips when planning off-site meetings
Nancy Nachman Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementThere are a lot of people to please when it comes to pulling off a successful off-site meeting. Your boss depends upon you to find a perfect hotel that falls within budget and makes people feel important and safe. You have to plan menus that make people thank you after every banquet meal for choosing healthy and delicious dining events while keeping the costs down as much as possible. Your guests anticipate the time they spend at your meeting to be worthwhile and time well spent while taking home new ideas and knowledge to make them want to do their job better.
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The pros and cons of promotions for women leaders
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementGetting a promotion is one of the unheralded rewards in the ladder of success. A recent Harvard Business School study found that women have a different view on promotions than men. This study indicated that women are more likely to anticipate negative outcomes in obtaining success in the workplace.
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How exactly does the brain handle our complex multitasking?
Dorothy L. Tengler Science & TechnologyHow many windows are open on your computer right now? Most of us are running a few websites, not to mention our email, Facebook, Twitter, a word processor, a spreadsheet and maybe a few other random software applications. Then, close by we might have a cellphone and maybe an eBook reader and an iPod or iPad.
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Burgers and booze: Fast food joints are adding alcohol to their menus
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageTimes are changing, and so are the choices on popular fast food menus. We all love a good beer-and-burger combo, but until recently that could only happen if you had it at home or in an upscale eatery. Well, not anymore. An increasing number of fast food as well as fast-casual brands are opting for alcoholic additions to their menus.
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How linear cities can help us boost sustainable living
Michael Lipkan Waste Management & EnvironmentalBurgeoning human populations are causing many problems to the Earth's biosphere — the network of life some call Gaia. James Ephraim Lovelock saw the biosphere of Earth as a self-regulating entity able to respond to imbalances or traumas caused to ecosystems such that balance becomes restored.
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What’s behind the change in breast cancer screening guidelines?
Katina Hernandez Medical & Allied HealthcareThe American Cancer Society's new breast cancer screening guidelines, released in a recent issue of JAMA, state that women should start getting screened for the disease at the age of 45 instead of the previously recommended age of 40. The change is an update to their 2003 screening guidelines and was decided upon by a group of experts after examining new breast cancer studies and literature.
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Builders confident that 2015 will end on a positive note
Michael J. Berens Construction & Building MaterialsBuilders shrugged off a rather lackluster September, choosing to focus instead on regaining ground in the fourth quarter. Regardless of the month-over-month decline from August in nearly every industry sector, builders remain optimistic — buoyed by indicators of future demand, job growth and cumulative year-over-year gains.