Recent Articles
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Bright future for plastics in electronic devices
Don Rosato EngineeringThe road ahead for plastics has the potential to significantly impact future electronic device applications. In commercial applications, polymer development is pushing plastic properties in response to ongoing demand for smaller electronic devices that call for smaller, thinner electrical components in hotter environments at higher electrical frequencies.
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Will 944s ever be collectible?
Jason Gonzalez Transportation Technology & AutomotiveA question I get asked frequently is, "Do you think 944s are going to go up in value?" Every time — and it really is often — I still find myself pausing and scratching my head before arriving at the same conclusion. I do believe that the front-engine water cooler is the collectible Porsche car for the next generation of enthusiasts.
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The quest for new antibiotics turns back to nature, genetics
Rosemary Sparacio PharmaceuticalWith antibiotic resistance becoming an increasing problem in medical treatment, the search is on for new antibiotics, new sources for those antibiotics and new mechanisms. For thousands of years people have used products found in nature for their medicinal properties. A return to nature may be the next area in which we find antibiotics.
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Why BYOD policies are crucial for the workplace
Betty Boyd Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementBringing your own device (BYOD) to the workplace has been around for several years, and will not be going away anytime soon. In fact, it is a growing concern for both the public and private business sectors. How does an organization handle BYOD in the workplace?
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Using rubrics to provide more accurate feedback
Brian Stack EducationTeachers, make this your year to make better use of rubrics and a rubric scale for your assignments and your courses. If you do so, you will show improvement in instruction, assessment, performance, expectations, directions, assignment quality, self-evaluation, grading quality and feedback.
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Going vertical: Merchandising at half the price
Kevin Plazak RetailHumans are predators. Our eyes are in front like a lion or a wolf, and we search from side to side. We also form a search image of our "prey" like predators do. Customers who are searching for a product in your store have an image in their mind of what they are "hunting." They walk through your store scanning from side to side searching for their "prey."
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Customizing your dental practice software for your office
Jill Nesbitt Oral & Dental HealthcareImagine you just bought a new car. One of the first things you will do is set up the seat to fit you in the most comfortable way. Next, you may set up the radio stations to all your favorite music and talk radio. You will save your insurance card in the glove box and stash an ice scraper in the trunk. You might add a bumper sticker.
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West Africa’s future darkening as Ebola cases skyrocket
Lauren Swan Medical & Allied HealthcareThe Discovery Channel aired the first Ebola documentary on the current outbreak in West Africa at 10 p.m. ET on Sept. 18. The documentary, called "Ebola: Inside the Deadly Outbreak," was an hour-long special showing unseen footage and following healthcare workers around Ebola centers as well as villages in which the disease was present.
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China’s food scandal affecting food sales in the US
Bambi Majumdar Food & BeverageThere is a lesson to be learned from McDonald's recent spate of woes. The food business is by far the biggest global industry, and when you have built a brand as large as McDonald's you cannot afford to go wrong.
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With the emergence of telemedicine, where do nurses fit in?
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareSo much has changed in the healthcare world with the advent of technology and the evolution of telemedicine. And telemedicine continues to evolve as technology becomes more advanced. Where do nurses fit into this changing landscape? Below are a few examples.