Coaching relationships: To trust or not to trust?
Karen Dean and Sam Humphrey explore the role of trust in coaching relationships.
Could placenta cells save patients with severe COVID-19?
Israeli therapeutics firm, Pluristem, have recently pioneered a breakthrough treatment which administers a unique placenta-based cell therapy to COVID-19 patients who have been identified as high-risk mortality cases.
Sustainable agroecosystems: Cropping using regenerative agricultural principles
Richard Teague, from Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management, Texas A&M University, provides more insight into sustainable agroecosystems, focussing on cropping using regenerative agricultural principles.
Contractual law: Relying on the Force Majeure
Seamus Clifford at Ellisons Solicitors, explains how the Force Majeure clause in a commercial contract can help to ease some of the pressures which this unprecedented situation is causing, without incurring liability for non-performance.
How can councils keep key services running during lockdown and beyond?
Anique Bravenboer, alliance manager, Yotta, explores the ways in which councils have been adapting in order to continue to deliver essential services during the COVID-19 lockdown.
Dementia gene doubles risk of developing severe COVID-19
Researchers at the University of Exeter Medical School and the University of Connecticut School of Medicine found that a faulty gene linked to dementia doubles the risk of developing severe COVID-19.
How can businesses ensure that their workplaces are COVID-secure?
Tautvydas Karitonas, Head of Research and Development at Inivos, provides insight on how businesses can ensure that when their employees return to work, their work environment is COVID-secure.
FIBRESHIP Project: The sustainability of the European waterborne transport and shipbuilding industry
Here, we learn that FIBRESHIP, a revolutionary R&D H2020 project has placed the spotlight on a new potential market in Europe, focused on the design and construction of large-length commercial vessels greater than 500 GT (50m-length) in lightweight composite materials.
Toward Mobile Health-Care with Medical-IoT Devices
Prof D. Chen-Yi Lee from the Department of Electronics Engineering at National Chiao Tung University in Taiwan, provides fascinating details about the project Toward Mobile Health-Care with Medical-IoT Devices.
12 ways you can take cannabidiol (CBD)
Canna CBD Limited shares with us 12 ways you can take cannabidiol (CBD), including oils, tinctures, pills, edibles, as well as products for localised relief like bath salts, lotions, roll-ons and creams.
Can Asia be the world’s first region to achieve energy transformation for all?
Charlotte Hugman, Climate & Energy Benchmark Research Analyst at the World Benchmarking Alliance, ponders if Asia can be the world’s first region to achieve energy transformation for all.
COVID-19 medical rationing could lead to unlawful deaths
Research suggests that current ICU protocols and ethical guidelines leave doctors exposed to legal liability if forced to make quick decisions in the event of a second COVID-19 spike.
Targeting immune mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases
János G. Filep, MD from the University of Montreal and Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital in Canada, discusses targeting immune mechanisms underlying cardiovascular diseases.
Fighting misinformation matters more than ever during COVID-19
Salvatore Sinno, Chief Security Architect and Director of Cybersecurity Innovation at Unisys, discusses the importance of fighting misinformation during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Why annual leave is still essential when working from home
Dr Samantha Evans, Lecturer in Employee Relations & Human Resource Management at Kent Business School, discusses whether the COVID-19 lockdown and increase in remote working has caused a problem of annual leave being untaken.
How to welcome new employees in a socially distanced way
Helen Astill, MD Cherington HR Ltd, explains how organisations can welcome new employees with social distancing in mind.
How to beat the COVID-19 lockdown blues
Lucy Victoria Desai, copywriter at Fulton Umbrellas, here discusses ways to fight the COVID-19 lockdown blues.
COVID-19 patients may be susceptible to developing subacute thyroiditis
The first known case of subacute thyroiditis after COVID-19 infection has been reported in a study published in The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism.
3 ways shipping containers have aided capacity issues during COVID-19
Johnathan Bulmer, MD at Cleveland Containers, explains how shipping containers are supporting capacity efforts during coronavirus.
New US-China export controls could backfire on US tech sector
Xiaomeng Lu, Senior Policy Manager for Asia & US at Access Partnership, examines new US-China export controls to dissect how China will retaliate.
