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5 Ways to Engage Your Employees
It’s safe to say employees join a company with good intentions to help leadership achieve their mission and work towards their vision for the future. But somewhere along the way, research tells us that many employees become less committed to their company’s success. The results are consistent across gender, age and geography. Here are some tips you can use for your business.
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Read more at TriNet
What's the Biggest Thing About You?
I am a human development person, an unstructured coach doing mentorship for several people, haha! What’s the soundtrack of your life right now? Find a ritual that allows you to contemplate your existence differently. The more you know how to do something, the less you are likely to abuse it. You are afraid of not doing all the things you want to do for the betterment of society.
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Read more at Business Daily
Health Equity - A New Idea
Health equity means that everyone has a fair and just opportunity to be as healthy as possible," Dr. Sandro Galea, dean of the School of Public Health at Boston University. The term can be abstract, but the facts are not. The richest 1% of Americans have a life expectancy that's at least 10 years higher than those in the poorest 1%. But if one person is taller than another, the solution involves equity.
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Read more at Medical Xpress
New Research reveals a Twist on SNPs That Protect Against Heavy Drinking
Scientists conducted a large-scale DNA analysis, examining over 3 million genetic records. They focused on variations in genetic code known as SNPs, which have previously been tied to lower alcohol consumption and a reduced risk of alcohol use disorder (AUD) These "lightweight genes&quot); sometimes trigger unpleasant reactions to alcohol, like nausea, acting as a built-in deterrent to overconsumption.
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Read more at NDTV
PhRMA Foundation Grant - Dr. David G. Armstrong and Dr. Nino Isakadze
The PhRMA Foundation awarded $500,000 grants to David G. Armstrong, MD, PhD, of the University of Southern California and Nino Isakadze, MHS, of Johns Hopkins University to conduct research using digital health technologies. These studies will engage diverse populations to develop digital health solutions targeting treatment challenges for patients with diabetes and heart arrhythmia.
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Read more at News-Medical.Net
Mental Illness - Is Your Mental Illness Genetic or Genetic?
Mental disorders like depression, bipolar disorder, or schizophrenia were due to faulty brain chemicals, and ultimately, faulty genes. This message was popularized by books like Nancy Andreasen’s 1985 The Broken Brain, Solomon Snyder’s 1986 Drugs and the Brain, and Jon Franklin’s 1987 Molecules of the Mind. The “chemical imbalance” metaphor still has a powerful grip on the professional and public imagination.
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Read more at Psychology Today
Premier League 2024-25 Season Fixtures Released
The Premier League fixtures for the 2024-25 season will be released on August 17, 2024. The only day we know there will be no game is December 24 (Christmas Eve) during the Festive Fixtures season. We also know that there will not be a mid-eason break for the Premier League.
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Read more at Yahoo Sports
Film Review: "Unsung Hero"
“Unsung Hero” captures spirit of faith and music without falling into faith-based tropes Joel and Luke Smallbone, the Australian duo that make up the Grammy Award-winning group for King and Country, and their older sister, Rebecca St. James, are widely known in music circles. But their backstory — and unlikely rise to fame — hasn’t been told in-depth and in all its glorious messiness.
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Read more at The Christian Post
Movies and the Digital Age
The film business has had to battle its way through everything from COVID shutdowns to strike-induced box office delays. The contraction in theatrical releases and the post-pandemic downturn at the box office has raised the stakes for every film release, so said a group of top theatrical marketing executives who spoke April 24. “If you’re not an event movie for someone, you're a movie for no one,” said Josh Goldstine, president of worldwide marketing and distribution for Paramount Pictures.
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Read more at Variety
Enabling Beneficial and Safe Uses of Biometric Technology Through Risk-Based Regulation
The Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL) at Hunton Andrews Kurth recently released a report on Enabling Beneficial and Safe Uses of Biometric Technology Through Risk-Based Regulations. The Report examines global laws and regulations that target biometric data and encourages adoption of a risk-based approach. There are recognized concerns over potential harms for individuals and their rights.
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Read more at Privacy & Information Security Law Blog