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January 1, 2016
Marketing the services of international carriers is undergoing major changes. Hitherto, limitations on competition resulted in part from regulation including international agreements under the International Air Transport Association (IATA). At a 1978 meeti ...
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January 1, 2016
The cable converter is a "brown box" that may be attached to a television in order to permit a choice of up to 35 channels. This study found that introduction of the converter was associated with up to 35 percent more television viewing compared to respond ...
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January 1, 2016
In 2014, Humana Inc., a health insurance provider, announced an enterprise goal of improving the health of the communities it served by 20 % by 2020. It began the initiative in an effort to make healthcare “easier” for individuals, make a complicated and f ...
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January 1, 2016
On June 15th, 2015, CNNMoney published a short article titled “Amazon is America’s best company. Says who? You!” According to the Reputation Institute, a firm that assesses public opinion on companies and industries, Amazon had the highest rating of any co ...
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January 1, 2016
In 2012, New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a ban on sugary dinks (e.g., sodas, teas, and energy drinks) larger than 16 oz. in restaurants, delis, sports arenas, movie theaters and food carts. The bold public health decision was made in an effo ...
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January 1, 2016
All corporations intentionally and unintentionally impacted public health through their positive and negative contributions to consumer health, employee health, community health, and environmental health. The sum of these four impacts constituted a corpora ...
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January 1, 2016
Every company, large and small, impacted health in four main ways. First, through the healthfulness and safety of the products and services it sold. Second, through its attention to employee health and well-being in its work practices and benefits. Third, ...
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January 1, 2016
In November 2015, world leaders from over 190 countries gathered in Paris at the 2015 Paris Climate Conference (“COP21”) to discuss challenges posed by climate change, as well as potential solutions. Between 1900 and the mid-2000s, the Earth warmed by 0.7 ...
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