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Ada McVean B.Sc (Office for Science and Society): ..."hot water accelerates the extraction of molecules and chemicals that, once mixed with water, form the coffee we know and love. Once brewed, the coffee continues to react with air and water molecules. This is why coffee goes stale...In cold brew however, there is no heat to help extract these molecules, and to cause the break down of others..."
Health 400 | OB-GYN
Today we break down regulations, codes, standards and open-source literature governing the safety and sustainability of university-affiliated medical research and healthcare delivery facilities with special consideration needed for obstetrics, gynecological and neonatal clinical practice and research.
Healthcare Organization Management
This relatively new committee administered by the United States provides business and government with a template for developing national healthcare policy. Public consultation on draft titles arrive on at a fairly brisk pace. A draft standard for pandemic response is open for public consultation until July 1st.
Design & Operation of Health Care Facilities
This standard applies to patient care areas and related support areas within health care facilities, including hospitals, nursing facilities, outpatient facilities, and their site. There is a fair amount of cross-referencing of titles between the ASHRAE and International Code Council standards catalog.
Quadrivium: Spring
Educational settlements are the closest many people come to feel at home in beautiful surroundings. The catalog that informs the safety and sustainability of these "cities-within-cities" changes 100 to 1000 times per day. Titles are unstable, time-sensitive, copyright protected and land in public law. We explore the action continuously; assign priorities, then schedule a separate teleconference to formulate responses to public consultations. Daily colloquia topics appear on our CALENDAR.
Healthcare Facilities Code
Several medical research and clinical delivery enterprises produce more than 50 percent of the income in large educational settlements. We collaborate with the IEEE to discover and promulgate best practice. Public comment on the First Draft of the 2027 Edition will be received until June 3, 2025.
MaternityMetrix
American women are more likely to die during and from childbirth than women in any other highly-developed country. Founded by Professor Akkeneel Talsma, the MaternityMetrix app provides guidance and clinically-vetted evidence to support new parents before birth, during labor and throughout the new family yea to support new parents before birth, during labor and throughout the new family years.
Current Issues and Recent Research
The Joint IEEE Power Engineering and Industrial Applications Society Committee to which we belong has completed its work on the 2026 National Electrical Code Second Draft. While all the issues are fresh in mind it is never unwise to draft proposals for the 2029 National Electrical Code which will begin accepting new public input some time after release of the new edition in the fall. Meaningful code changes take six to nine years.
Dating, Engagements, Weddings & Births
Pairing young people with a lifetime bond may be the most enduring reason for educational settlements to exist; and one that has received subtle disregard from some of its cultural overlords.