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Nickel losses refer to any nickel, in whatever form, that leaves the plating department by any route other than as a deposit on a component. Nickel that is reused or [...]

OWING TO THE DETAIL AND COMPLEXITY OF THIS ARTICLE, WE HAVE PUBLISHED IT OVER TWO ISSUES. THIS IS THE CONCLUDING PART, TOGETHER WITH ALL THE APPENDICES, THE FIRST PART HAVING [...]

'Cost-cutting measures' is a familiar byline on the financial statements of most companies these days. Employee morale, however, does not have to be cut along with expenditures. You can motivate [...]

Advanced Fibre Communications (a prominent telecommunications company in Petaluma, California) holds quarterly all-employee meetings, where the CEO and other top executives address workers directly and answer questions from among the 1,000 employees. Listening to what an employee is trying to do helps a manager figure out what that employee can do. [Extracted from the article]

'Cost-cutting measures' is a familiar byline on the financial statements of most companies these days. Employee morale, however, does not have to be cut along with expenditures. You can motivate [...]

'Cost-cutting measures' is a familiar byline on the financial statements of most companies these days. Employee morale, however, does not have to be cut along with expenditures. You can motivate [...]

Purpose:To report the 12-month safety and efficacy outcomes of the investigational device exemption trial evaluating an implantable below-the-knee (BTK) dissection repair device. Materials and Methods:The prospective, multicenter, single-arm Tack-Optimized Balloon Angioplasty (TOBA) II BTK study (ClinicalTrials.govidentifier NCT02942966) evaluated the Tack Endovascular System in the BTK arteries vs objective performance goals derived from a systematic review of BTK angioplasty literature. Patients presenting with Rutherford category 3–5 ischemia were eligible and were enrolled during the procedure if angioplasty resulted in dissection(s) of the BTK arteries. Between February 2017 and December 2018, the study enrolled 233 patients (mean age 74.4±10.0 years; 157 men). Most lesions (93.8%) were de novo; almost half (118/248, 47.6%) were total occlusions. Mean target lesion length was 80±49 mm. Moderate to severe calcium was present in 89 (35.8%) lesions. The 30-day primary safety endpoint was a composite of major adverse limb events (MALE) and all-cause perioperative death (POD). The primary efficacy endpoint was a composite of MALE at 6 months and 30-day POD. These safety and efficacy endpoints were assessed at 12 months as observational endpoints along with amputation-free survival (AFS), freedom from clinically-driven target lesion revascularization (CD-TLR), vessel patency, and changes from baseline in clinical and quality of life measures. Results:All patients had post-PTA dissection and received at least 1 Tack implant (range 1 to 16). The angiographic core laboratory noted successful resolution of 100% of the 341 treated dissections. At 12 months, 93.4% (170/182) of patients remained free of the composite endpoint of MALE + POD. Tacked segment patency was 81.3% and limb salvage was 96.8% at 12 months; freedom from CD-TLR and AFS were 83.1% and 89.3%, respectively. Sustained Rutherford category improvement was reported in 82.4% of evaluated patients, with 62.4% improving ≥3 categories (p<0.001). Ninety of 124 index wounds (72.5%) healed or improved. Conclusion:The Tack Endovascular System is safe and effective in the treatment of post-angioplasty BTK dissections. Twelve-month outcome data from the TOBA II BTK study demonstrate high rates of patency, limb salvage, and wound healing.

In addition to facing high unemployment, the skills and experience veterans gain in the military may not match the job openings available. If you're a returning vet, set yourself up [...]

The article offers the author's insights on the importance of listening as a cost-effective measures in motivating employees. The author discusses the need for managers to listen on the employees' perspective, the advantages of employee's participation in the decision making and problem solving, and the importance of building an effective work relations.

The article focuses on the importance of listening to others in a business environment and communicating organizational goals and information effectively. The article discusses the timeliness aspect of Skip-Level meetings which facilitate communication between managers and non-exempt employees. The 360 degree feedback system which gives managers and supervisors insight into how their superiors and subordinates perceive them is also discussed.

The author presents several reasons why perfect candidates never gets a return call from recruiters. He mentions that one of the biggest mistake candidates make is that they make resumes that are not accurately describe their experience in a manner that matches the job's requirements. He notes that companies may have closed the positions which candidates have applied. He also notes that recruiters may be inexperienced.