Predicting Automation of Professional Jobs in Healthcare

Highly-skilled professional jobs have been considered somewhat resistant to automation due to their reliance on judgement and creativity. Still, recent technological advancements such as artificial intelligence are threatening to disrupt even the jobs of professionals. This is particularly relevant in healthcare which accounts for one quarter of all professional jobs in the U.S. We test a model for predicting job automation based on concepts from recent research literature and extensive U.S. job data. We demonstrate that low automation of professional jobs can be attributed to creative skill requirements and interpersonal skill requirements. When we repeat the analysis with just the healthcare jobs we find that professional training seems to relate to lower amounts of job automation independent from creative and interpersonal skill requirements. Healthcare professions seem resistant to automation beyond what a factor model would explain. We provide theories for the unusually low automation of the jobs of healthcare professionals

Current Realities for Public Schools

Administrators in today\u27s schools work in a constant state of flux; change is the norm. Congress\u27 recent reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Act, through the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), provides a signal example. Just as many were beginning to fully understand and adjust to the implications of the now defunct No Child Left Behind (NCLB) Act, there\u27s a new set of rules to play by

The Changing Landscape of Leadership

Leading a campus is not what it used to be (nor is teaching a class, being a student, or raising a child for that matter). The increasing pace of societal and technological change provides an ever-evolving backdrop against which educational leaders view and conduct their work. Overlay a culture of accountability enacted amid budget cuts, surging enrollments, and shifting demographics, and the roles of school leaders become clouded with uncertainty, imbued with responsibility, and demanding increased personal commitment and professional and technical knowledge. One principal preparation student recently commented that her teaching colleagues routinely asked her, Why in the world do you want to do that? Upon reflection, it\u27s a valid question we should all answer

An Empirical Model of Price and Quality Effects of e-Commerce

During the e-Commerce boom of the late 1990s it was predicted that the Internet would have a significant impact on prices of various goods and services. Whether the net impact would he p ositive or negative was harder to forecast, there being opposing effects. We develop a model that describes some of those effects, including information asymmetry, search costs, price dispersion, trust premiums, and convenience premiums. The model is discussed, and a major portion is statistically tested with empirical data. As an exploratory gesture, the model is extended to consider product quality effects of online shopping. The final section concludes with direction for future research

Delayed-onset angioedema following a snakebite in a patient on ACE inhibitors: A case report

INTRODUCTION: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (ACEI) are a common class of medications prescribed to patients for hypertension. Anti-hypertensive use is not normally considered an important factor when treating patients with crotalid envenomations; however, in combination with the venom in this patient, it may have resulted in angioedema. CASE REPORT: A 65-year-old male on ACEI presented to his community emergency department following a snake envenomation to his thumb. Six vials of Crotalidae polyvalent immune fab were administered, and he was transferred to a referral center. Approximately 18 hours after the envenomation, the patient complained of tongue swelling and difficulty speaking. There was evidence of angioedema, with the right side of the tongue significantly enlarged compared to the left. He was intubated for airway protection and remained on a ventilator for three days. CONCLUSION: Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors may potentiate the effects of exogenous bradykinin as some snake venom has naturally occurring bradykinin, which may further amplify its effects. Extra vigilance may be warranted for the development of angioedema in patients receiving ACEI

Electrostatic Discharge Effects on Thin Film Resistors

Recently, open circuit failures of individual elements in thin film resistor networks have been attributed to electrostatic discharge (ESD) effects. This paper will discuss the investigation that came to this conclusion and subsequent experimentation intended to characterize design factors that affect the sensitivity of resistor elements to ESD. The ESD testing was performed using the standard human body model simulation. Some of the design elements to be evaluated were: trace width, trace length (and thus width to length ratio), specific resistivity of the trace (ohms per square) and resistance value. However, once the experiments were in progress, it was realized that the ESD sensitivity of most of the complex patterns under evaluation was determined by other design and process factors such as trace shape and termination pad spacing. This paper includes pictorial examples of representative ESD failure sites, and provides some options for designing thin film resistors that are ESD resistant. The risks of ESD damage are assessed and handling precautions suggested

Filling in the Blanks

Whether you are a practitioner involved in public education, a researcher in higher education, a policymaker, a proponent of privatization, a homeschool advocate, a concerned parent, or just an anxious taxpayer, the one adjective around which we could probably build consensus to fill the blank is uncertain, for uncertain is most certainly an apt descriptor of these times. Issues remain unsettled; courses of action remain undetermined; fundamental beliefs remain unresolved; and, emotions remain uneased. Some see a future fraught with rancor and divisiveness, while others simultaneously swell with optimism at the possibilities that lie ahead: polar opposite views in a polarized world