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WHEN I STARTED writing this column, I felt like I had a pretty good idea of how it would unfold. This was my year, my chance to share and show [...]

The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), P.L. 115-97, limited itemizers' state and local tax (SALT) deductions to $10,000 for tax years 2018 through 2025 (the SALT cap). However, federal [...]

While cleaning my office the other day, I came across evidence of a good memory. A picture I took in 2003 with a throw away film camera. A 4' * [...]

WHEN THE distant tinkling of a bell turns silent, something inside me changes. Lord, I hope that never goes away. Plenty of things in the outdoors have that effect on [...]

Through a quality improvement project, we developed an initiative that leveraged patient- and community-level data to address health disparities and social vulnerability among patients receiving outpatient dialysis, including both incenter and home modalities. Using the Area Deprivation Index, we identified patients living in areas with the highest levels of deprivation and developed targeted interventions to help address adverse social determinants of health to improve patient health outcomes. Our quality improvement project demonstrates the potential of data-driven approaches to identify and address health disparities in outpatient dialysis, and highlights the importance of addressing social determinants of health in improving patient outcomes. Keywords: Social determinants of health, health equity, end stage kidney disease, dialysis., NCPD 1.3 contact hours The World Health Organization (WHO, 2023) defines social determinants of health (SDOH) as non-medical factors that shape daily life conditions, influencing a broad spectrum of health [...]

Author Marilynne Robinson has long brought layered characters and powerful plots to the page. Perhaps it is no wonder, then, that she is looking to a book of Scripture that [...]

HOW THE NATION'S LARGEST TWO-WHEELED WORKFORCE IS FIGHTING FOR BETTER PAY AND SAFER CONDITIONS. ITS VICTORY COULD CHART A COURSE FOR FOOD-TOTING CYCLISTS EVERYWHERE. Sitting astride an e-bike wrapped in [...]

I JUST FINISHED the second season of hunting behind my first English setter, Maquina. I documented her training on film and in writing more than any other before, which led [...]

UNLIKE THEIR MORE WELL-KNOWN RELATIVES, brown pelicans (Pelecanus occidentalis), American white pelicans (Pelecanus erythrorhynchos) do not frequent the ocean, nor do they practice stunning aerial dives. Instead, they hunt from [...]

Too many of us assume that Christian nationalism promises a road map to a New Jerusalem or a New Rome or a New Constantinople. That's understandable, given the triumphal and [...]

THE NATURAL EXPLANATION Every summer at the Myuna Wetlands in Melbourne, Australia, tens of thousands of grey-headed flying foxes (Pteropus poliocephalus) gather --in the trees along the Dandenong Creek. The […]

Purpose: The United States Opioid Epidemic was declared a public health emergency in 2017 and previous studies found American patients are prescribed larger amounts of opioids compared to other Western countries. Our objective was to investigate differences in opioid consumption, postoperative pain, and satisfaction with pain management in patients undergoing a robot-assisted radical prostatectomy in Denmark and the United States. Materials and Method: Patients undergoing robot-assisted radical prostatectomy were prospectively enrolled between September 2018 to November 2018 in Denmark and between August 2019 to September 2020 in the United States. Patients completed a questionnaire assessing pain expectations the day before surgery and the validated 'Brief Pain Inventory' questionnaire on postoperative days 1, 2, 3, and 7. Opioid and non-opioid analgesic consumption was recorded during the first postoperative week. Categorical variables were analyzed using a Chi-square test. Results: A total of 45 Danish patients and 41 American patients completed follow-up. Danish patients consumed a median of 15 mg [inter-quartile range (IQR) 0 to 30mg] of morphine sulfate equivalent, whereas American patients consumed a median of 37.5 mg (IQR 0 to 45mg) morphine sulfate equivalent (p = 0.02). There was no significant difference in postoperative experience of pain between the groups. On postoperative day 7, 91.1% of Danish patients were satisfied with pain management compared with 97.5% of American patients (p = 0.20). Conclusion: Treating postoperative pain after robot-assisted radical prostatectomy is feasible with a low amount of opioid use without compromising safety and satisfactory pain control. Keywords Analgesics, opioids, pain management, radical prostatectomy, pain, patient satisfaction., Sufficient postoperative pain management is important for patient comfort, satisfaction, and improved mobility (Magheli et al., 2011). In recent years, enhanced recovery protocols for postoperative care have reduced the use [...]

NEW YEAR, new column. Last year, I focused on different trainers across the country, their methods and what I learned from them. This year, I wanted to dive headfirst into [...]

Over the last year, MFJ has collaborated with media scholar Daniel Moore to explore the relationship between gaming and experimental film. We're now pleased to announce the publication of a [...]

A hot (even world-changing) technology ... billions of dollars in investment. a boardroom coup that took out the board itself. The leadership turmoil at OpenAI in late 2023 was a rare time when a corporate governance battle in a privately-held company took over the news headlines. The OpenAI boardroom drama offers valuable lessons for all board members on fiduciary duty and corporate purpose., OpenAI, the high-flying developer of the groundbreaking ChatGPT AI chatbot and its associated foundational large language models, made headlines last fall that set the corporate governance world abuzz. On a [...]

Since the late 1990s, the 75th Ranger Regiment has been a leader and strong advocate for advancing tactical combat casualty care (TCCC). As an early adopter, the Ranger Regiment tailored [...]

An evidence synthesis was conducted on purposeful rounding (PR). PR remains poorly defined and may increase staff workload. PR may improve patient satisfaction and falls. There is no conclusive evidence that PR significantly improves patient safety or quality of care. Keywords: rounding, purposeful rounding, patient outcomes, patient satisfaction, nurse outcomes, nurse workload, Purposeful rounding (PR) as a practice has been reported in the nursing literature for at least 15 years, but there is no standard definition (Hutchinson et al., 2017; Ryan et [...]

If, by some wonder of time travel, you were to visit a small-group Bible study in 2010 and someone were to ask you, 'What's the state of the evangelical church [...]

Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) are renowned for their ability to withstand harsh conditions. They gather on the floating ice at the Antarctic coast around April to mate and lay eggs. [...]

The offshore wind industry continues to suffer setbacks, the latest of which involves three offshore wind projects in New York. Provisional contracts for three New York Bight wind projects were [...]

THE NATURAL EXPLANATION On a north-facing white sand beach on Sumba Island in East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia, two dozen or so dwarf mangrove trees (Aegilitis annulata) stand apart from the [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore Vroom Inc., the former online used-car retailer that shut down its e-commerce sales and shifted focus to auto finance this year, said it's filing for Chapter 11 [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore From a hilltop near the edge of Kansas City, Mo., Christina Keiser can see the future of Carvana. It includes the 140-acre ADESA auction here, which has [...]

I once worked for a CEO who had a remarkable ability to make each of his direct reports feel like the most important person in the room. His open-minded listening [...]

Byline: Roland Moore-Colyer There are Black Friday deals on some of the best tablets already. With the Black Friday deals having already arrived, despite November 29 being around two weeks [...]

Byline: Julie Walker and C.J. Moore Determining a dealership's value remains a subjective area, industry experts say, eliciting questions about how much of an assist artificial intelligence can provide to [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore The automotive industry's power players in acquiring, reconditioning and selling used vehicles aren't about to be left behind in exploring artificial intelligence use cases. In fact, giants [...]

Jacinda Ardern, the former prime minister of New Zealand, once stated, “One of the criticisms I’ve faced over the years is that I am not aggressive enough, assertive enough, or [...]

Byline: Mike Moore New x86 Ecosystem Advisory Group looks to reassure users there is still a bright future for the technology. The CEO of Intel has declared that x86 hardware [...]

Byline: Mike Moore We're live in Seattle for day one of Lenovo Tech World 2024. Greetings from Seattle! TechRadar Pro is on the ground for Lenovo Tech World 2024, covering [...]

Byline: Mike Moore 'It's all about using AI to build a smarter future for all,' notes Lenovo CEO. The head of the world's biggest PC maker has laid out its [...]

Byline: Mike Moore Microsoft Outlook went down - here's what we know If you logged in for work this morning and found you couldn't access your emails - don't worry, [...]

Byline: Roland Moore-Colyer Back once again with a feeling There's an outside chance that Microsoft could once again enter the phone market, thanks to a patent popping up that shows [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore Wholesale auction services provider America's Group is acquiring auction real estate with the goal of building out a coast-to-coast remarketing presence. This year alone, it has purchased [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore Finding used vehicles to certify will be more challenging in the next two years for dealerships participating in those programs, industry experts told Automotive News. Sales of [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore JOHN COLES -- Age: 37 -- Title: Vice president of data science and analytics, ACV Auctions -- Big break: Joining a data-driven automotive startup that had a [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore LAINEY SIBBLE -- Age: 42 -- Title: Senior director, business operations and strategy for Central Dispatch, Cox Automotive -- Big break: A cross-division rotational leadership program at [...]

Byline: Mike Moore 'The level of partnership and collaboration...is amazing,' DHS head says. The head of the US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has called on government organizations to be [...]

Byline: Mike Moore AI agents from Salesforce are coming to Slack to help boost productivity and efficiency. Keeping track of what was said in even the briefest workplace chats and [...]

In 2009, a video featuring hospital staff dancing with pink gloves to raise awareness for breast cancer went viral. Now, 15 years later, I was recently asked about the significance [...]

Byline: C.J. Moore Tiny, older import vehicles enjoy a sizable enthusiast following in the U.S. But in certain states, owners are reporting snags in registering kei-jidosha, a class of Japanese [...]

Byline: Roland Moore-Colyer Follow our live blog for all the last-minute leaks and news out of Apple's September event, where we expect to see the iPhone 16, Apple Watch 10, [...]

In the vast expanse of modern industry, there exists a workforce that often operates out of sight and out of mind: the Lone worker. These Lone workers, who perform their [...]