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This article takes a look at contemporary artwork featuring insects as a primary symbol for addressing environmental distress and ecological change. What I find particularly interesting about this article is that I believe the more potent takeaway is framing humans as an invasive species, which tends to be an overlooked
Arts & Lifestyle
This article looks at the work of artist Ellie Irons, whose work consists of pieces created with pigments extracted from invasive plants. Her unique perspective on invasive plants in urban areas does well to reframe an issue that many people are quick to want to solve. “In the abandoned lots
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This article takes a look at fishing practices and how they can contribute to the overall spread of aquatic invasive species. “The spread of aquatic invasive species (AIS) is an ongoing challenge in many places in North America, including the Great Lakes region. Large freshwater lake systems are particularly susceptible
Business
As a Sri Lankan village faces ecosystem disruption at the hands of the invasive snakehead fish, locals have come up with a variety of tactics to reduce the invader’s numbers while simultaneously coming up with ways to benefit from the situation. “DEDURU OYA, Sri Lanka (AP) — An invasive fish
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The personalized medicine approach utilizes the primary care physician to provide individualized treatment focused on preventative care, wellness management, and strong provider and patient coordination. This study compared healthcare service utilization and cost outcomes of propensity matched personalized medicine members versus nonmembers. Personalized medicine members received the personalized medicine approach
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An article from ASME sheds light on how drones are not only being used to combat invasive plant life, but also animal life causing harm to ecosystems around the country. “But now invasive species of all kinds are finding that new predators have arisen, and they’re manmade. In the
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This article takes a different stance than most reports on invasive species. As opposed to looking purely for issues and solutions surrounding aquatic invasive species, this reading looks at the benefits that invasive plants have brought to Ohio’s Mosquito Lake. “Mosquito Lake is facing a threat from people intent
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With the continual rise in costs of healthcare, businesses are now having to decide whether they will be providing their employees coverage. It is estimated that the cost of providing coverage next year will rise about 8 percent, even with adjustments to the plans. As a result, employees will be
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After a surprise attack on AI company Hugging Face, there are many questions surrounding the occurrence and behavior of rogue AI and how it will impact our collective digital ecosystem. This article takes a look at the issue through the lens of rogue AI as an invasive species, drawing parallels
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Workforce shortages in the healthcare field have been an increasing issue, and this trend is not expected to change in the near future. There will be an estimated shortage of 500,000 healthcare workers by 2038. With physicians and nurses over 50 exiting the workforce soon, employers will be looking
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As technology progresses and remote control implementations become more readily available, long-standing issues, such as invasive species, become the target for new applications of technology. While we have been historically limited by what we are able to physically do as humans, the development of remote tech has opened the
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Mass casualty situations are challenging and unfortunate to navigate. In order to save the most lives, efficient triaging and proper, timely care must be given. Battelle is tackling this issue head on in the DARPA Triage Challenge. The team is developing solutions for two phases of triage: primary and secondary