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ADAP Advocacy Association Joins Amicus Brief to Protect Patients

Amicus Brief filed in suit to end policy that prohibits copay assistance from counting toward patients' out-of-pocket spending




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Marquis Who's Who Selects Dana L. Weaver for Expertise in the Agriculture and Hospitality Sectors

Mr. Dana L. Weaver led an accomplished career with GROWMARK Inc. for over 46 years




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Marquis Who's Who Selects Edward B. Stoneham for Expertise in LED Lighting for Agriculture

Dr. Edward B. Stoneham is noted for his success as the co-founder and chief technology officer at XtremeLUX Corporation




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Uma Lele, PhD, for Expertise in the Agricultural Industry in the Nonprofit Sector

Uma Lele, PhD, is lauded for her contributions to agricultural economics




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Jason D. Minard, Esq., for Expertise in Law and Agriculture

Jason D. Minard, Esq., is honored for his work as a premier attorney and expert in farming




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Marquis Who's Who Honors James Zeeb for Expertise in Agriculture, Farming, and Entrepreneurship

James Zeeb is lauded for his extensive work in farming and conservation management




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Marquis Who's Who Honors John Van Dusen Lewis, PhD, for Expertise in Agriculture and Sustainable Development Practices

John Van Dusen Lewis, PhD, is lauded as a senior advisor at PHYLA earth




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Felix N. Lopez for Expertise in Agriculture

After distinguished military service, Felix N. Lopez used his knowledge of logistics to create hydroponic farms




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Nicholas J. Troiano for Expertise in Food and Agriculture

Nicholas J. Troiano recognized as a senior weather analyst at Cargill Incorporated




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Marquis Who's Who Honors Pat Bowe for Expertise in Agriculture and Manufacturing

Pat Bowe is a distinguished executive with over 40 years of experience as the Chairman and CEO of The Andersons Inc.




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ITEM BY ITEM (IBI) RELEASES MICROSOFT DYNAMICS 365 QUALITY MANAGEMENT ONLINE TRAINING CURRICULUM

Item by Item (IBI), a leading provider of self-serve online training for Microsoft Dynamics 365 (D365), today announced the launch of a new online training curriculum for Microsoft Dynamics 365 Quality Management.




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Musk Case Against Microsoft and OpenAI Gains Support: Amicus Brief Motion Details Human Extinction Risks

Humanitarian Medical Expert Alerts Court to Bio-Hacking Urgency




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Verbal Transactions Simulation Software, ACES, Adds Interactive Speech & Deep Analytics Capabilities to Articulate Storyline & other eLearning Platforms

ACES (accelerated cognitive engagement system) can embed any eLearning content to provide richer user experiences and capture real-time skill gap analysis.




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Agriculture Technology Company, Re-Nuble Partners with Circular Materials Company, Cruz Foam to Create First Compostable, Circular Sourced Indoor Growing Media

Indoor growers will have access to a highly engineered, inert, fully-compostable grow media, eliminating food waste, creating an efficient closed-loop agriculture system and alleviating climate-related risks from current industry grow media types.




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Global Futurist Jack Uldrich Makes Latest Book, "A Smarter Farm: How Artificial Intelligence Will Revolutionize Agriculture" Available for Free Download

The goal is to help farmer increase yields and profits.




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Meeting Agriculture and AI Artificial Intelligence Systems, "Atti Farmer" Project Begins

Jiin Co.,Lted. is making 'AlphaGo' in agriculture through big data




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Arianna Davis wins National Future Little Miss United States Agriculture

Arianna Davis won the coveted title of National Future Little Miss United States Agriculture, earning her the platform to serve as one of the nation's youngest and leading voices in advocating for agriculture.




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Russian companies will present products and solutions for the agricultural complex at the Novi Sad International Agricultural Fair

10 Russian companies under the national brand "Made in Russia" will take part in the International Exhibition "90th International Agricultural Fair 2023" which will take place in Novi Sad (Serbia) from May 20 to May 26.




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Deals worth $10 million and the best stand: how the International Agricultural Fair went for Russian companies

The 90th International Agricultural Fair took place from 20 to 26 May in Novi Sad, Serbia, where 10 Russian companies, under the brand of Made in Russia, have presented the latest developments and achievements in agriculture.




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SEYVUM Horticultural Products Black Friday Madness!

Upgrade your outdoor clean-up tools and save big on powerful gardening equipment




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Agtalent launches an Agricultural Job Board - Revolutionizing the Agricultural Job Market with a One-Stop Employment Platform

Today marks a significant milestone in the agricultural industry with the launch of Agtalent, a dedicated job board website designed to connect employers and job seekers within the agricultural sector.




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Orange County Trial Lawyer Atticus N. Wegman Named to Daily Journal's Top 40 Under 40 Lawyers in California

This recognition highlights Wegman's significant contributions to the legal field, outstanding client advocacy, and exceptional personal injury litigation success.




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Hernan Tagliani's book "Multicultural Mainstream: The Power of Hispanics in Consumer Marketing" Becomes a Best Seller!

"Multicultural Mainstream: The Power of Hispanics in Consumer Marketing" became an international best seller on launch day!




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Unleash Your Workout: Picun Launches QW 10 True Wireless Open Ear Headphones with 80H Playtime and Ultimate Comfort for Active Lifestyles!

Engineered for Performance: Enjoy 80 Hours of Playtime, Sweatproof Durability, and Crystal Clear Calls During Your Most Intense Workouts!




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Strategies for Dealing with Difficult Coworkers

Work is challenging for lots of reasons, but most of us have probably come to realize that what makes or break a professional experience is people - and sometimes we encounter a boss, peer, or direct report that isn’t at all fun to work with. Amy Gallo is a contributing editor at HBR, and author of the book "Getting Along: How to Work with Anyone, Even Difficult People" and the HBR article “How to Navigate Conflict with a Coworker.” She shares some of the best ways to deal with these kinds of colleagues – how to identify them, engage with them, and manage yourself through the conflict.




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SCCM Pod-425 Outcomes in Cystic Fibrosis PICU Admissions

Cystic fibrosis patient care has advanced greatly in recent years and the mortality rate has improved.




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SCCMPod-442 Continuous Prediction of Mortality in the PICU: A Recurrent Neural Network Model in a Single-Center Dataset

As a proof of concept, a recurrent neural network (RNN) model was developed using electronic medical record (EMR) data capable of continuously assessing a child's risk of mortality throughout an ICU stay as a proxy measure of illness severity.




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SCCMPod-445 The Association of Workload and Outcomes in the Pediatric Cardiac ICU

Healthcare workload has emerged as an important metric associated with poor outcomes. To measure workload, studies have used bed occupancy as a surrogate. However, few studies have examined frontline clinician workload and outcomes.




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Violent science teacher makes ridiculously unsupported research claims, gets treated by legislatures/courts/media as expert on the effects of homeschooling

Paul Alper shares this horrifying news story by Laura Meckler: Brian Ray has spent the last three decades as one of the nation’s top evangelists for home schooling. As a researcher, he has published studies purporting to show that these … Continue reading




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Nueva guía del USPSTF: seguir tomando una dosis baja de aspirina si tienes antecedentes de ataque cardíaco, fibrilación auricular (FibA), ataque o derrame cerebral o stent vascular

DALLAS, martes 26 de abril del 2022 - El martes, el Grupo Especial de Servicios Preventivos de los EE. UU. (USPSTF, del inglés U.S. Preventive Services Task Force) publicó sus recomendaciones finales sobre el tratamiento con dosis bajas de aspirina ...




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La insuficiencia cardíaca, la fibrilación auricular y la enfermedad coronaria están relacionadas con el deterioro cognitivo

Aspectos destacados de la declaración: En estudios anteriores se ha descubierto que entre el 14 y el 81% de los pacientes con insuficiencia cardíaca presentan algún grado de deterioro cognitivo que afecta el lenguaje, la memoria o la función...




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Indigenous Farmers Practice the Agriculture of the Future

By Leaiman Yes! Magazine Affectionately called “Professor” by his neighbors, Josefino Martinez is a well-respected indigenous farmer and community organizer from the remote town of Chicahuaxtla, in the Mexican state of Oaxaca. He watched with patient attention as I showed … Continue reading




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[ENVS Lecture Series] A Rural Agrarian Reckoning: Multigenerational Farmers Seeking to Repair Soil, Agriculture, and Rural America Itself

Nov 21, 2024, 12pm EST

Sydney Giacalone, doctoral candidate in anthropology at Brown University, researches multigenerational farmers and ranchers across the U.S. who are transitioning away from conventional practices towards environmentally and social repairing approaches. This experience often involves questioning past education and internalized ideologies and learning to collaborate with nonhuman life to repair degraded ecologies. Join Giacaloneto learn more about her research.

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  • 2024/11/21 (Thu)

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Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting

Dec 11, 2024, 12pm EST

Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Damian Archer

December 11, 2024
12pm-1pm
MEB 114 East

BuildingTufts Center for Medical Education
Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus
Location Details: MEB 114 East
Open to Public: No
Event Type: Other



  • 2024/12/11 (Wed)

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Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Jose Caro

Nov 18, 2024, 12pm EST

Multicultural Fellows Council (MFC) Meeting w/ Dean Jose Caro

November 18, 2024
12pm-1pm
MEB 216 A

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Campus Location: Boston Health Sciences campus
City: Boston, MA 02111
Campus: Boston Health Sciences campus
Location Details: MEB 216 A
Open to Public: No
Event Type: Other



  • 2024/11/18 (Mon)

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Connecticut Employers Have New Burdens, Avoid Others, Following 2023 Legislative Session

While significant bills impacting Connecticut employers were signed into law, proposed employer mandates on pay transparency, paid sick leave, and predictive scheduling failed to gain the necessary votes for passage in 2023. Here are some of the year’s notable legislative developments.

What Passed . . .

Effective October 1, 2023, unless otherwise noted:




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How Connecticut Employers Can Be Ready for Legislation that Became Effective January 1, 2024

With 2023 in the rearview mirror, Connecticut employers may want to confirm they have implemented the necessary changes to address legislative developments that became effective January 1, 2024.

Connecticut Minimum Wage




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“Articulate” As a Compliment? We Need to Talk

In the weeks leading up to and during the historic confirmation hearings of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to the Supreme Court, the first Black female justice was repeatedly recognized by a number of senators for being so “articulate” while being questioned. The “compliment” resonated at the same frequency as fingernails screeching across a chalkboard for many listeners.

Littler Principal Cindy-Ann Thomas and her special guest, Professor Inte’a DeShields:




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California Expands Paid Sick Leave Uses for Crime Victims and Agricultural Employees, and Changes Unpaid Leave Standards for Victims

  • Paid sick leave will be available when a family member is a victim of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other crimes.
  • Paid sick leave will be available for “preventive care” of agricultural employees who work outdoors when there is a smoke, heat, or flooding emergency.
  • Unpaid leave protections for victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, or other crimes have been revised.




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Connecticut Adopts Narrow Definition of “Supervisor” for Hostile Work Environment Claims

The Connecticut Supreme Court recently adopted the U.S. Supreme Court's relatively narrow definition of “supervisor” for use in determining when employers are liable under the Connecticut Fair Employment Practices Act (CFEPA) for creating or failing to remedy a hostile work environment. The decision provides employers with clarity as the term is not defined by the CFEPA.




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Connecticut Limits Inquiries into Age of Job Applicants

Kyle Roseman and Lori Alexander examine a new law in Connecticut, Public Act 21-69, which bans employers from inquiring into the ages of prospective employees "on an initial employment application."

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Implementation of Connecticut’s Clean Slate Law Set to Begin January 1, 2023

Earlier this month, Governor Ned Lamont announced the long-awaited implementation of the state’s so-called “Clean Slate Act” – sort of.  According to a recent press release, January 1, 2023 will see the full or partial erasure in some 44,000 cases involving convictions for cannabis possession.  Individuals with eligible convictions for other crimes, including most misdemeanors and certain lesser felonies, will have to wait until the second half of 2023 as a result of implementation delays.

The Clean Slate Law & How it Works




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Connecticut Employers Can Terminate Employees Impaired by Medical Marijuana While Working; Appellate Court Also Provides Guidance for Reasonable Suspicion Drug Tests

In a significant decision about workplace drug use, the Connecticut Appellate Court backed an employer’s right to terminate a worker who was impaired on the job by medical marijuana. The decision also clarified the factual basis an employer must possess to justify ordering a drug test based on suspicion of impairment.




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U.S. Department of Labor Targets Connecticut and Rhode Island Construction Industry Employers

Connecticut and Rhode Island construction industry employers are facing a significant increase in government scrutiny of their labor and employment practices over the next several years. On November 30, 2011, the Hartford office of the U.S Department of Labor's Wage and Hour Division ("U.S. DOL") issued a press release announcing a "multiyear enforcement initiative" aimed at improving what it sees as "widespread noncompliance with minimum wage, overtime and record-keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act" in the construction industry in both Connecticut and Rhode Island.




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Connecticut Addresses E-Cigarettes and Vapor Products, Imposes Signage Requirements on Select Employers

Connecticut has passed a new law regulating electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products in various venues, including numerous places of employment.  Effective October 1, 2015, Public Act No. 15 206 (the Act) supersedes and preempts any relevant provisions of municipal laws or ordinances regarding the use of these products. 

The Law

The Act prohibits the use of electronic nicotine delivery systems and vapor products in:

1. buildings owned or leased and operated by the state or its political subdivisions,




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Law360 Gives Attys New Tool To Track EEOC Amicus Briefs

Jim Paretti says labor and employment attorneys need to look at amicus briefs because they provide good insight into how the EEOC will view certain things.

Law360 Employment Authority

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ETSI releases 3 new ontology specifications for Smart Cities, Industry 4.0 and Smart Agriculture

ETSI releases 3 new ontology specifications for Smart Cities, Industry 4.0 and Smart Agriculture

Sophia Antipolis, 24 June 2019

Following the first three SAREF (Smart Applications REFerence ontology) specifications for energy, environment and buildings, the ETSI SmartM2M Technical Committee has just released three new specifications for smart cities, industry and manufacturing, and smart agriculture and food chain domains.

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The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation signs MoU with ETSI

The Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation signs MoU with ETSI

Sophia Antipolis, 20 January 2021

On 7 January, the Agricultural Industry Electronics Foundation (AEF) signed a Memorandum for Understanding (MoU) with ETSI.

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How does agricultural productivity growth affect agrifood system transformation goals?




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OSC study finds ESG ratings greatly influence investor decisions but are difficult to understand

TORONTO – The Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) today released the results of a study examining the influence of environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors on retail investor decision making.