TIQ (Technical IQ)--a survival skill for the new millennium

Managing in the new technocracy of the new millennium will be challenging but also much more exciting than the work we do now. Twenty years ago, nurse managers weren't held accountable for the level of knowledge about financial outcomes that is expected now. The same will be true for technology. With electronic medical records, innovations in medical treatments, and the impact of the information and technologic revolution on the entire world, the interface between technology assessment, operationalizing technology, and continually upgrading staff to know what the implications of the technology revolution are will be imperative for success. That means that we must influence schools of nursing to include technology in their content now, and to help us prepare this generation of health care leaders to take a full seat at the leadership table to manage these complexities in the future. The success of the leader of the future will be measured by that person's ability to integrate the very complex issues of patient care and technology in a way that makes sense for patients, the organization, and the staff who will be working in a very complex environment. The leader's TIQ will be as important as other intelligences in the next 20 years.     

全球非织造布市场现状与展望

1997年底,世界非织造布销售总额达到75—80亿美元,非织造工业仍是纺织工业中最年轻和发展最快的领域。即使按目前“非织造”严格的定义,最近10年来全世界对非织造布一直保持着巨大的需求。1996年全球非织造布消费量为200万公吨(约45亿磅)。 近代的非织造业自十九世纪20年代从欧洲开始,到30年代传入美国,欧洲和北美的非织造布消费量超过世界总量的60％。日本自60年代步入非织造布卷材市场,在过去的30年里,日本也已成为非织造布不可忽视的消费     

Literacy: a problem that managers must handle

Patient and employee illiteracy is a problem that health care managers must deal with. More than half of all Americans may be unable to read and understand written materials used in hospitals, clinics, and other health care facilities. There is a mismatch between employees' and patients' reading level and the reading level of most written materials used by health care facilities. This can lead to noncompliance with treatment, missed appointments, wrong dosage of medications, uninformed consent, and undo fear among patients. Employees who are unable to read directions or policies and procedures are not able to do their jobs efficiently. There are things that managers can do to make written materials more user-friendly.     

ARC-船的研发及应用

ARC-船是一种遥控船,主要用于河流、河口以及水库中的测量。瓦林福德水力研究机构的K·鲍威尔和C·戈夫博士解释了该船的研发过程及如何为使用者创造价值。从该遥控船的研发背景及过程、船体结构及功能、安装与操作优势以及在实际运用中的效果等方面作了介绍。