8/5/2022· Restaurant Industry: Operations & Development
Food And Dining Trends For 2021 And Beyond
By: Alan Someck
Every year industry professionals and thought leaders and every food related newsletter puts out their list of trends. It’s important to pay attention to those lists because even though they don’t always agree, any industry operator can assess from them an idea of what trends they should be paying attention to and provide themselves some competitive edge in a highly risky industry
7/20/2022· Medical Malpractice
Hernia Mesh Complications Expert Witness: Challenges And Potential Issues In Hernia Mesh Litigation
By: Dr. Kent Sasse
Mesh is used to support the tissues in most hernia repairs in the U.S. This practice stems from research showing that without reinforcement material, hernias tend to recur frequently over the long term when the repairs are performed using suture repairs alone. Surgical mesh, made from polypropylene
7/20/2022· Insurance Coverage Analysis
The purpose of this teaching case study is (1) to present an illustrative first-party legal case in which the author was retained as a testifying expert witness by a plaintiff attorney, and reference how it can be used in the classroom to illustrate important IRM concepts in an introductory, undergraduate, IRM course, and (2) encourage
7/5/2022· Construction
Assessment Of Problems Associated With Poor Project Management Performance
The purpose of this paper is to provide an explanation of the methodology and resources that Long International uses to arrive at its opinions on allocation of the responsibility for various problems, and the impact of those opinions on the parties’ entitlement to damages or extensions of the time of performance allowed under a Contract.
6/21/2022· Psychiatry
The Structural Interview Method For Diagnosing Borderline Disorders: A Critique
By: Dr. James Reich
The authors discuss difficulties in the assumptions that underlie Kernberg's Structural Interview method for diagnosing borderline personality organization and demonstrate methodological limitations in the studies that have reported results from its use.
6/20/2022· Criminology
Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity: Evaluating Criminal Responsibility at The Time of the Offense
What does it mean when a defendant pleads, Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity (NGRI)? You’ve probably heard the term “insanity” thrown around but most people don’t know the legal criteria for an NGRI plea. “Insanity” is a legal term rather than a medical or mental health term. In order to understand how criminal responsibility is evaluated, you have to have an understanding of the legal criteria of NGRI.
6/20/2022· Telecommunication
Spectrum Auctions: Okay For Some, But Not For Others (Analyst Angle)
By: Keith Mallinson
A recent op-ed in the Wall Street Journal by Paul Wolfowitz, former U.S. Deputy Secretary of Defense and former President of the World Bank, controversially suggests that auctioning spectrum for 5G is detrimental to the U.S. and helps Huawei. While spectrum allocation is an important issue in industrial and economic policy, high auction fees do not appear to have impaired U.S. development and deployment of 4G or 5G.
5/27/2022· Restaurant Industry: Operations & Development
Sexual Harassment In The Restaurant Industry: Pervasive And Preventable
By: Alan Someck
There has been a flood of allegations and admissions to sexual harassment in the restaurant industry. It’s been clear to many that incidents of this nature have been occurring for a very long time in a wide variety of ways. A spark was needed to bring the issue into the spotlight and the calling out of high profile industry leaders became that catalyst.
5/26/2022· Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Tax And Accounting Firm Reviews Business Needs To Narrow Its ERP Selection Options
A tax and accounting firm with revenue between $500,000 and $1,000,000, was growing both organically and through acquisition. This firm had a conglomerate of various software. The main financial system (used for time, billing, and financials) was at “end of life,” meaning it was not going to be supported by the vendor in about two years time.
5/25/2022· Domestic Violence
Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & The Three Little Pigs
By: Rachael Frost
During the past several years, the 1995-1997 Centers for Disease Control and San Diego Kaiser Adverse Childhood Experiences study (ACEs) pioneered by Dr. Vincent Felitti has become a growing topic among those who work with survivors of trauma and abuse. If you are not familiar with the study, ACEs measured different impacts that childhood exposure to trauma(such as divorce, parent/mentor substance abuse, witnessing or experiencing physical or sexual abuse, etc.) can have on adults' future health…
