Recent Articles
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Report forecasts a turbulent decade ahead for the food industry
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageGlobalization has changed the face of business drastically over the last decade. Food businesses have also had to undergo major changes and upheavals in order to meet the challenges of the newer technologies and emerging markets.
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Work-life balance in healthcare: The fundamentals
Catherine Iste Healthcare AdministrationPeople in careers that revolve around helping others are often the worst at maintaining a healthy work-life balance. Healthcare workers are some of the most challenged employees when it comes to self-care, yet they spend every day helping others with health challenges.
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Taking the pain out of personalized marketing
Peter Moloney MarketingPredictive analytics improves marketing results. That's hard to dispute these days, but it's not quite right. Relevant messaging and attractive offers improve marketing results. Predictive analytics has the "potential" to help. It's only potential because there is so much involved in doing it right. There is a broad diversity of algorithms and approaches for all sorts of purposes.
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Scientists are closing in on the root cause of schizophrenia
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareSchizophrenia was once thought to be just a catch-all term for forms of mental behavior that we don't understand. In fact, however, schizophrenia is a diagnosis that describes a psychiatric illness characterized by impairments in the perception or expression of reality. These impairments most commonly manifest as auditory hallucinations, paranoid delusions or disorganized talking and thinking in the context of significant social or occupational dysfunction.
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EE Global Forum: Help consumers, businesses slay energy vampires
Ryan Clark Science & TechnologyWorking toward better energy efficiency isn't simply a daytime job. Sometimes energy can be expended even with the lights off. The evolving electronic grid, along with our changing electronic culture requires that advocates, consumers and business owners alike be aware of the surprising ways we are now able to waste. These energy vampire products leech your power supply, even at night when they're turned off.
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Myths of financial planning debunked
David B. Mandell and Michael Lewellen Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementThere are a lot of misconceptions about financial planning, and no one is immune to them. This article will consider the other side of eight common myths about financial planning. See if you suffer from any of these misconceptions.
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From striving for perfection to pursuing excellence
Deborah Ike Religious CommunityAs church leaders, you're working each day to spread the Gospel and make disciples. Whether you're a pastor, worship leader, accountant, graphics designer or IT genius, you have a role to play in making your church's vision a reality. As you use your talents in your church, there's a tension between wanting to get everything perfect and striving for excellence.
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House cuts Amtrak funding 1 day after fatal train crash
Jessica Taylor Transportation Technology & AutomotiveThe House Appropriations Committee voted today to reject increased funding for Amtrak in the Transportation, Housing and Urban Development Appropriations Bill. The funding would have made improvements to the rail service's outdated technology and infrastructure — all of which are in the forefront of the news since a May 12 derailment in Pennsylvania that killed at least seven and injured more than 200.
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Flipping for fast funds: Home rehab programs on the rise
Bambi Majumdar Interior Design, Furnishings & FixturesThe housing market is looking strong, and the home rehab segment especially bright. Home rehab, popularly called flipping, is slowly gaining momentum with Americans who want their dream homes to come in affordable prices. Home rehab programs are focused on bridging the gap between good and pricey homes that can hardly cater to the rising demand from upcoming homeowners across the country.
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As warm weather arrives, so do motorcycle fatalities
Dr. Denise A. Valenti Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe arrival of May brings more moderate weather, and with it an increase in the number of motorcycle riders sharing the roads and highways. Not surprisingly, the warmer months of May through September feature the highest rates of motorcycle fatalities, with the peak occurring in August.