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In our high-tech age, the doctor still knows best
Joan Spitrey Medical & Allied HealthcareLike many industries, healthcare has been impacted by technology in ways that were previously unimaginable. Today, heart attacks are diagnosed and treated in record times, people can monitor their blood pressure and even their ECG from their smartphones, and patients can get a rough idea of their potential diagnosis by entering a few symptoms in a computer database before seeing a doctor.
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Reintroducing endangered South American deer to Patagonian wilds
Jo Anne Smith-Flueck and Fernando Vidal Mugica Science & TechnologyChileans are making positive strides in the battle to bring back their emblematic Patagonian huemul, a medium-sized deer with large, mule-like ears that decorates the nation's coat of arms alongside the Andean condor. Later this month, the only captive breeding program in the world for this species will reintroduce the first animals ever back into the wild on the private Huilo Huilo Biological Reserve, where huemul have not been sighted for 25 years.
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Teaching global end users how to develop their own software
Sammy Abaza Science & TechnologyThree decades ago, an information technology (IT) department's main duty was to develop software for various departments of an organization. The IT professionals would then train end users on how to use these applications.
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Are police body cameras more trouble than they’re worth?
Bambi Majumdar Law Enforcement, Defense & SecurityThe nation was rocked by another scandal involving the police in July. Several cameras showed an African-American man being fatally shot by police in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Each camera angle gave graphic details of the fateful incident — yet none of those angles were from the body cameras of the officers involved.
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Political show shoves economic news aside as job market tightens
Paul Zukowski Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementWith all the harsh words and finger-pointing being exchanged by the Democrat and Republican presidential candidates this month, it can be hard to get a grasp of what's really going on in the U.S. economy. Is it true, for instance, that America never wins anymore? Do we have to be made great again, or are things pretty great in the first place?
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How can we fix America’s teacher shortage?
Cait Harrison EducationThe U.S. is facing a shortage of teachers in its K-12 schools, and the situation doesn't seem to be improving much. Teacher shortages across many districts became a hot topic in 2015, and a new study from the Learning Policy Institute details the causes of the shortage — primarily, teachers leaving the profession and fewer studying to become educators in the first place.
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Standing in the landlord’s shoes: Seeing yourself as a prospective…
Dale Willerton and Jeff Grandfield RetailSecuring a commercial tenancy isn't always an easy process. One big reason is landlords and tenants have different motivations. For landlords, owning commercial property and leasing space to tenants is their primary goal. Tenants, however, want to focus on running a profitable business or providing great service. The property is a place to attract customers to your business — it's not an end unto itself.
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Keeping the dream alive with your dream team
Michelle LaBrosse Business Management, Services & Risk ManagementLet's say you've found the perfect mix of people to staff your new project. They gel great together, and everyone is a top performer in his/her respective field. They are all gung-ho to get going. But then something happens. First, one starts showing up late to meetings. Then, someone else plans a vacation he absolutely must go on. Next, you have another who leaves the company altogether for warmer waters.
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Co-creator of Whole30 introduces ‘Food Freedom Forever’
Kaylee Nelson Food & Beverage"It is not hard. Don't you dare tell us this is hard,” Melissa Hartwig, co-creator of the Whole30 program, told the audience Tuesday. "Quitting heroin is hard. Beating cancer is hard. Drinking your coffee black. Is. Not. Hard."
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What makes travel reward programs the best?
Linchi Kwok Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementU.S. News and World Report recently released its third-annual ranking of the Best Travel Rewards Programs. Here are programs that made the Top 10 list for hotels and airlines.