Manipulation and persuasion differ where manipulation leads the consumer to a decision that they may or may not agree with while persuasion allows the consumer to still decide, however, it is something that they have a choice on. It also…   Read more»

Emotional Intelligence is someone’s ability to recognize and understand others’ emotions and project theirs onto others. There are various exams that can be taken to assess an individual’s level of emotional intelligence but at the same time, it is important…   Read more»

Hyping up a product is an important factor in producing a successful medical product release. Good information must be released in order to increase sale and so that the public will buy it. Companies do this by coming into hospitals…   Read more»

There are many benefits of becoming a corporation over an LLC. Mainly, with the form of a corporation, it would be individually advantageous to become a shareholder of a company because of the ability to split the business income which…   Read more»

Costco Wholesale Corp. ROE (Return on Equity: indicative of the return with each shareholder’s equity) – 21.86% For the past 3 years, according to Investopedia.com, there has been a steady increase in the ROE of Costco. From the fiscal years…   Read more»

I believe that the most important aspect of an effective quality control program is to have a clear line of communication between all sides who are working within the project. It is important that everyone knows their position in the…   Read more»

There are always people who exist who have contrary views with anything. It is true that it is better to prevent than to cure. It falls true for medical treatment but it also falls true for business. When someone is…   Read more»

Quality and R&D are sections of a company that have different goals. R&D focuses on the advancement of the technology to develop a better product for a company while Quality ensures that the product being made will be safe. However,…   Read more»

An antibiotic-releasing hip stem would count as a combination device since it has the characteristics of a drug and a device. However, since its primary mode of action will be as a hip implant that will the user in regaining…   Read more»

Very recently, Maquet IABPs were recalled from the market due to “false blood detection alarm and ingress of fluid in IABP” [1]. The recall, classified as Class 1, is very serious because IABPs are used as assistive-living devices and may…   Read more»

From the articles that I have read, legislation regarding the regulation of electronic cigarettes were passed in 2016. In this FDA ruling, the Center for Tobacco Products, which deals with the Tobacco Control Act, will oversee activities regarding electronic cigarettes…   Read more»

I work in a hospital and I do FEA for them for surgical procedures so I don’t know if it counts as industrial research but for us, we aim to publish by next year but it can be extended. The…   Read more»

I think that the biggest problem that this type of situation can encounter may include communication. Because of the distance, regular in-house check ups may not be possible which may cause problems in the progress of the project. There will…   Read more»

Research in any field is important. Research is the advancement of technology and science. In my opinion, research that can be instantaneously effective or long-term beneficial can be made in either environment. Innovation is essential and improvements in technology will…   Read more»

I’ve had a lot of problems within projects and a lot of them are due to either problems that we failed to foresee or problems that were impossible to foresee. One project of mine included the use of a stress…   Read more»

There are different structural organizations that can be made to a company in order to become a more productive and efficient company. One such structure is referred to as the functional structure where the groups are divided based on their…   Read more»

I think that there is minimal differences between a project manager within the biomedical engineering field and say a civil engineering project manager. Both projects follow a specific timeline at which the project has to be completed. Both projects may…   Read more»

In terms of jobs, when I start working, I want to be in a job that does research and also building and development. I want to be part of a team that develops next-level prosthetic technology to be able to…   Read more»

I think that there should be a 50-50 ratio with practical learning and academic learning. I believe that there is importance in both because that’s how real-life learning works. It is important to understand basic principles in the classroom but…   Read more»

I finished my undergraduate degree last semester ad now, I am a continuing student in the Master’s program. I have not had real work experience but I’ve had internships in different hospitals and research facilities and it really helps me…   Read more»