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New Study Suggests Clinics Dedicated to Treating Flu Could Help Lessen Impact of Ongoig Pandemic

New Study Suggests Clinics Dedicated to Treating Flu Could Help Lessen Impact of Ongoig Pandemic

Reports Watch, August 9, 2020

As per the latest research conducted at North Carolina State University, the opening of clinics especially dedicated to the treatment of influenza, could significantly aid in the reduction of the peak prevalence rate COVID-19. The findings of the new study are published in the journal PLOS ONE. The latest findings are of great importance to policymakers who have been working on finding ways to cope with the adverse impacts of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. The latest study was reportedly led by Julie Swann, who is the Department Head of North Carolina State University’s Fitts Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering.

‘Safety’ Is the New Selling Point To Run A Store

‘Safety’ Is the New Selling Point To Run A Store

Drew Reports News, August 10, 2020

The pandemic continues to surge making life and business miserable. The most affected in these are small stores and businesses that have no other presence than a shop around the corner. New regulations like mandatory masks and filters for ventilation and air conditioning system is adding further pressure on the already cash tripped stores. So here’s how they are surviving in the new normal.

Electric Cooker an Easy Way to Sanitize N95 Masks: Study

Electric Cooker an Easy Way to Sanitize N95 Masks: Study

The Shillong Times, August 9, 2020

Owners of electric multicookers may be able to add another use to its list of functions, as it can sanitize N95 respirator masks, say researchers. This could enable wearers to safely reuse limited supplies of the respirator masks originally intended to be one-time-use items. The study published in the journal ‘Environmental Science and Technology Letters’ found 50 minutes of dry heat in an electric cooker such as a rice cooker or Instant Pot, decontaminated N95 respirator masks inside and out, while maintaining their filtration and fit.

Prof David Simchi-Levi at NITIE Webinar - Government Should Prioritize Critical Supply Chains to Apply Stress-Test

Prof David Simchi-Levi at NITIE Webinar - Government Should Prioritize Critical Supply Chains to Apply Stress-Test

The Times of India, August 10, 2020

COVID 19 has caused unprecedented havoc in the world and disrupted lives, livelihood, business, enterprise, and economy. Supply chain disruption and inadequate response from the industry have been the causes of concern across the globe. On this background, National Institute of Industrial Engineering organized a webinar on "Supply Chain Resilience and Need for Stress-Tests" by Professor David Simchi-Levi, a globally acclaimed scientist on Supply Chain Management and Logistics. Professor Simchi-Levi, Professor of Engineering Systems at MIT and Head of the MIT Data Science Lab, is also Fellow of INFORMS and Editor-in-Chief of Management Science and Journal of Operations Research.

Savvy Investors Look to Job Postings to Predict a Company’s Performance

Savvy Investors Look to Job Postings to Predict a Company’s Performance

The Wall Street Journal, August 9, 2020

Some investors are taking advantage of a once-obscure indicator of a company’s financial prospects: job postings. According to research published in the July issue of the journal Management Science, changes in the number of a company’s online job postings are a leading indicator of changes in that company’s future performance. The relationship is stronger when the job postings likely represent the addition of new employees rather than the replacement of people leaving the company, the researchers found.

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Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests

Study finds ChatGPT mirrors human decision biases in half the tests

Celebrity Gig, April 2, 2025

Can we really trust AI to make better decisions than humans? A new study says … not always. Researchers have discovered that OpenAI’s ChatGPT, one of the most advanced and popular AI models, makes the same kinds of decision-making mistakes as humans in some situations—showing biases like overconfidence of hot-hand (gambler’s) fallacy—yet acting inhuman in others (e.g., not suffering from base-rate neglect or sunk cost fallacies).

Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

Why 23andMe’s Genetic Data Could Be a ‘Gold Mine’ for AI Companies

TIME, March 26, 2025

The genetic testing company 23andMe, which holds the genetic data of 15 million people, declared bankruptcy on Sunday night after years of financial struggles. This means that all of the extremely personal user data could be up for sale—and that vast trove of genetic data could draw interest from AI companies looking to train their data sets, experts say.

Healthcare

Want to reduce the cost of healthcare? Start with our billing practices.

Want to reduce the cost of healthcare? Start with our billing practices.

The Hill, March 11, 2025

Robert F. Kennedy Jr., as the new secretary of Health and Human Services, is the nation’s de facto healthcare czar. He will have influence over numerous highly visible agencies, including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health and the Food and Drug Administration, among others. Given that healthcare is something that touches everyone’s life, his footprint of influence will be expansive. 

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

We all benefit from and are hurt by health insurance claim denials

Atlanta Journal Constitution, January 23, 2025

Health insurance has become necessary, with large and unpredictable health care costs always looming before each of us. Unfortunately, the majority of people have experienced problems when using their health insurance to pay for their medical care. Health insurance serves as the buffer between patients and the medical care system, using population pooling to mitigate the risk exposure on any one individual.

Supply Chain

LM Podcast Series: Looking at the state of the supply chain with Rob Handfield

LM Podcast Series: Looking at the state of the supply chain with Rob Handfield

Logistics Management/, April 22, 2025

During this podcast Handfield addressed various topics, including: the current state of the supply chain; steps and actions shippers should consider related to tariffs; how the supply chain is viewed; the need for supply chain resiliency; and supply chain risk mangement planning, among others. 

Tariff fight continues between U.S. and China

Tariff fight continues between U.S. and China

FOX News, April 18, 2025

Oklahoma State University's Sunderesh Heragu joins LiveNOW's Austin Westfall to discuss the evolving economic landscape after President Trump implemented tariffs on some of our biggest trade partners. Most tariffs have been halted for now -- but not with China. Beijing and the White House have levied steep tariffs on each other. Trump announced that tariffs on China would reach 145 percent. In response, China imposed 125 percent tariffs on U.S.-imported goods.

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