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Researchers examine link between creativity and mental illness
Dorothy L. Tengler Mental HealthcareThe link between creativity and mental illness has been a fascinating topic for many researchers. For example, well-known author Kurt Vonnegut was intermittently depressed, but that was only the beginning. His mother had suffered from depression and committed suicide on Mother's Day when Kurt was 21 and home on military leave during World War II. His son, Mark, was originally diagnosed with schizophrenia and later, bipolar disorder.
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How to ensure your business avoids ‘Mobilegeddon’
Jessica Taylor Science & TechnologyStop me if you've heard this before: "Your website needs to be mobile-friendly." Companies have heard this mantra for years, but now a tangible penalty is in effect that punishes websites that don't render well on smartphones and tablets. Blame it on "Mobilegeddon."
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A new era in teaching: The rise of personalized learning
Brian Stack EducationLast week, I had a great conversation with one of my teachers who had recently started incorporating the flipped classroom model into her classroom. We talked about how her role as a teacher looks different today than it did just a few years ago.
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Is technology actually slowing us down?
Benoit Gruber Science & TechnologyWelcome to the Digital Age. Gone are the days of typewriters, Polaroid cameras and rotary phones. Computers, digital cameras and smartphones have not only replaced their prehistoric counterparts in our ever-advancing technological world, but they are seemingly as much a necessity to one's survival as food and clothing.
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Airbnb, Uber causing a seismic shift in business travel
Suzanne Mason Travel, Hospitality & Event ManagementFrom paper maps to electronic GPS, from phone reservations to mobile apps, travel has evolved in more ways than one. The biggest change in recent years has been the rapid rise of the sharing economy and how it is changing the way we travel for business.
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Peer-review scandals shake up scholarly journal community
Cait Harrison Association ManagementCall it a new form of academic cheating. Peer reviews for scholarly journals have come under the spotlight lately — and the future isn't looking so bright. U.K.-based publisher BioMed Central recently retracted 43 scientific and medical articles because of peer reviews — mostly out of universities in China — written by people who forged scientists' names.
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Who said the road to EMR documentation compliance would be easy?
Barbara Aubry Healthcare AdministrationI am a registered nurse, but my official title now is regulatory analyst. Like many clinicians, I began my career in the hospital. Along the way, I veered from a clinical focus to regulatory compliance. I moved to case management, which led to quality assurance and utilization review. Here I was faced with the task of understanding healthcare documentation in a new way and determining if it was in compliance with myriad regulations.
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SPE ANTEC 2015 highlights plastics innovation on the move
Aldo Crugnola, Nick Schott and Don Rosato EngineeringANTEC, produced by the Society of Plastics Engineers, is the largest, most respected and well-known technical conference in the plastics industry. Since its start in 1942, ANTEC has successfully expanded from the U.S. into Europe, India and the Middle East with further expansion to global locations in 2015 and beyond.
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Data is no less secure even as HIPAA enforcement is here
Lindy Benton Healthcare AdministrationThe headlines are endless and ever-growing: Healthcare data is at risk. Exposure is happening because a scourge of people worldwide is illegally trying to benefit from the information; because of improper protection of sensitive information; or because of some other sort of breach. However, despite continued efforts to address security loopholes across the sector, simply "taking action" to mitigate damage is not an effective strategy, and it won't work long term.
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Instagram gains serious attention from marketers, advertisers
Suzanne Mason MarketingIn December, Instagram announced that the number of users on their platform surpassed 300 million. That is a 50 percent increase from the 200 million users nine months prior. Considered one of the fastest-growing social media platforms, Instagram has now surpassed the 288 million users of Twitter and has gained the attention of marketers as a serious competitor to help grow their business through visual marketing.
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