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Guest post by Richard C. Carpenter. Continued from Part One, posted Monday, February 24. Locomotive expert Richard C. Carpenter picks up his discussion of mile posts. When we drive along the interstate highway system, we measure our progress by mile markers, which are placed just off the right shoulder of the roadway. Interstate standards require that…
Guest post by Richard C. Carpenter. When we drive along the interstate highway system, we measure our progress by mile markers, which are placed just off the right shoulder of the roadway. Interstate standards require that they be measured from zero at the state line and run to the next state line—west to east and south…
Guest post by America's ToothFairy® Oral care starts early! In February, we recognize National Children’s Dental Health Month. It’s a time to reflect on the importance of oral care and the lifelong effects it has on children. Protecting children’s oral health is what prompted me to write the foreword for Your Child’s Teeth: A Complete…
Guest post by America's ToothFairy® Oral care starts early! In February, we recognize National Children’s Dental Health Month. It’s a time to reflect on the importance of oral care and the lifelong effects it has on children. Protecting children’s oral health is what prompted me to write the foreword for Your Child’s Teeth: A Complete…
Today begins the first in a series of brief podcast excerpts from The 36-Hour Day: A Family Guide to Caring for People Who Have Alzheimer Disease, Related Dementias, and Memory Loss. This bestselling title by Nancy L. Mace, M.A., and Peter V. Rabins, M.D., M.P.H., is in its fifth edition and is now available in an…
By Michele Callaghan, Manuscript Editing You know how audiophiles react when a glitch mars an otherwise-perfect recording, or how film buffs feel when a jump cut ruins their favorite scene in a movie? Editors have the same feeling when we read the jarring expression that a person “could care less.” I realize that saying no seems…
With the wonderful reviews we are receiving, it’s hard not to feel the love this Valentine’s Day! To read the articles and reviews or listen to the podcasts mentioned in this piece , click on the respective hyperlinks below. Happy Valentine’s Day from JHUP! We’d like to extend our 30% discount to you on all…
With the wonderful reviews we are receiving, it’s hard not to feel the love this Valentine’s Day! To read the articles and reviews or listen to the podcasts mentioned in this piece , click on the respective hyperlinks below. Happy Valentine’s Day from JHUP! We’d like to extend our 30% discount to you on all…
Guest post by Dr. Mark Denny Sports science is an expanding industry, judging by the number of scholarly journals out there that are dedicated to one aspect or another of sports. I get emails inviting me to contribute to this or that journal, or to attend specialist conferences on specific topics within the field (sports…
Guest post by John Eric Goff, Ph.D. I take a slight risk with this blog post’s title because the one question I’m most often asked by someone in the media is: aren’t you taking something away from a great athletic moment by subjecting it to scientific analysis? My full-throated response is, “Absolutely not!” Viewing the…