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• Road rage:  It’s more common (and dangerous) than you think

  Dave G. Houser Transportation Technology & Automotive

  Let's say you’ve just pulled out of your neighborhood Chinese restaurant when some idiot in a red Corvette suddenly veers in front of you. You hit the brakes hard. Your chicken chow mein and wonton soup go hurtling from the passenger seat onto the floor. Impulsively, you let loose with a few choice expletives, lay on the horn to get the offender’s attention, and then flip him a bird for good measure. Collecting yourself, you realize this isn’t the usual calm, collected you. Nonetheless, what you’ve just demonstrated is aggressive driving behavior, commonly known as "road rage."

• The power of the pop-up: ‘Temporary use’ strategies in US cities

  Lucy Wallwork Construction & Building Materials

  ​The concept of "temporary" or "meanwhile use" goes back to long before the term slipped into the narrative of urban policy agendas. The first time an enterprising trader rolled a food truck into an empty square, they were practicing temporary urbanism. But today the "temporary use" movement is taking on a new light and even becoming a mainstream strategy. The approach fits with the new, more flexible approach to urban planning we are increasingly seeing currently. Approaches vary, but the philosophy is one that views empty lots not as an urban problem or eyesore, but instead as opportunities.

• The impact employees have on your business

  Roberta Matuson Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  The other day, we took a friend for drinks and appetizers at a restaurant called Stephanie’s on Newbury Street in Boston. In the middle of taking our order, our waitress said, "Excuse me," and dashed away to retrieve an empty glass of water from a patron. We sat there in disbelief. I compare this to my recent experience at the Capital Grill in Providence, Rhode Island.

• Survey: Many physicians unhappy with their hospital employer

  Scott E. Rupp Medical & Allied Healthcare

  A new survey with a whopping 9,000 physicians tells us that more than 30 percent (32 percent) of those surveyed said they do not see Medicaid patients, or limit the number they do see. Almost 90 percent (88 percent) of physicians said some, many or all of their patients are impacted by social determinants of health. The survey was conducted by the Physicians Foundation and also showed that 78 percent of those physicians experience burnout — which is becoming a highly covered topic of late — and 46 percent said relations between themselves and hospitals are "somewhat" or "mostly negative."

• Violent crime down in US amidst criminal justice budget debates

  Michelle R. Matisons Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  The official U.S. crime rates released annually by the FBI are highly politicized numbers that various stakeholders cite for many reasons. According to Ames Grawert, senior counsel at the Brennan Center, the newly reported 2017 statistics lead to a conclusion that, "Concerns about a widespread crime wave appear overblown." The 1990s involved a notable violent crime wave that reinforced the Clinton-era drug war and mass incarceration policies. Today’s decline in violent and property crimes clash with the Trump administration’s criminal justice goals, which are mirroring the mass incarceration fervor of the ‘90s.

• 2 steps to thriving in a dynamic environment

  Catherine Iste Business Management, Services & Risk Management

  The adage of, "If you want something done, give it to a busy person" is taken to the next level with good leaders. Some leaders embrace this constant change, seemingly feeding off it. Others, however, push hard with the idea that someday, at some point, if they just do a few more things, it will all settle down. As nice as that may sound, it is often an illusion. Planning to rest at a time in the future that never comes leads to burnout. Instead, for leaders to succeed sustainably, they must find a way to thrive in dynamic environments.

• Speed vs. accuracy in training and self-defense

  Mike Ox Law Enforcement, Defense & Security

  There’s a continual debate in the gun training world between whether you should train accuracy or speed. It’s a great question, but most people presume that the answer is either-or. It shouldn’t be. Let’s start by talking about what "accuracy" and "speed" are. They are 100 percent dependent on the context. And the context is completely different between an IDPA match and a self-defense situation. Frankly, you don’t know what the situation is going to be when you find yourself in a fight for your life where you need to use your firearm.

• A single blood test could diagnose 8 different types of cancer

  Tammy Hinojos Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Cancer is such a mysterious disease. For many different types of cancer, diagnosis can be a long and challenging process. A new blood test, however, might offer a much-needed simpler and more effective diagnostic technique. Called CancerSEEK, this new blood test has the potential to identify eight cancer types using just one blood sample. In the study, researchers show how the test shows high levels of sensitivity and specificity for cancer detection in more than 1,000 participants with the disease.

• The future of grocery shopping

  Connie Ulman Retail

  The future of grocery shopping has arrived. Technology has come a long way, and now many grocery chains and some e-retailers are blazing the path to a futuristic way of grocery shopping. In this article, we take a look at the grocery pickup and delivery services offered by Kroger, Amazon, H-E-B, Walmart, Hello Fresh and Schwan's.

• Research provides new insight into transplant rejection

  Lynn Hetzler Medical & Allied Healthcare

  Surgeons now perform more than 30,000 organ transplants a year, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, and each of the recipients of those organs face the possibility of organ rejection. Not all organ transplant rejection is the same. Recipients of liver transplants rarely experience organ rejection, for example, while skin graft rejection rates are high. In a new study, published in Nature Communications, researchers from Brigham and Women’s Hospital reveal insights that may help explain the mechanisms behind skin graft failure.

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