Skill-driven recommendations for job transition pathways.

Job security can never be taken for granted, especially in times of rapid, widespread and unexpected social and economic change. These changes can force workers to transition to new jobs. This may be because new technologies emerge or production is moved abroad.

Evolving robot empathy towards humans with motor disabilities through artificial pain generation.

In contact assistive robots, a prolonged physical engagement between robots and humans with motor disabilities due to shoulder injuries, for instance, may at times lead humans to experience pain. In this situation, robots will require sophisticated capabilities, such as the ability to recognize human pain in advance and generate counter-responses as follow up emphatic action. Hence, it is important for robots to acquire an appropriate pain concept that allows them to develop these capabilities.

Pandemic preparedness - Risk management and infection control for all respiratory infection outbreaks.

Background: There has been substantial effort and activity in regards to pandemic planning, preparedness and response, mainly in the realm of public health. However, general practitioners and other primary care providers are important players in the health response to a pandemic.

Objective: To discuss the importance of general practice preparedness for managing respiratory infection outbreaks and to provide a model for the general practice response.