Julia M. Chambers

Technical Content Writer, Editor, Consultant

Friends of the Round Rock Public Library News •

Round Rock Public Library's Labyrinth and Rooftop Discovery Garden

Hidden atop the newly opened Round Rock Public Library lies a charming rooftop discovery garden--an ideal space for events, scheduled programs, and passive activities, complete with lovely native Texas plants. This family-friendly, quiet area is decorated with a colorful array of furniture, masonry tiles, sustainably sourced wood decking modules, and rubberized play surface tiles. The garden is also designed to be accessible for all visitors, with ADA-compliant surfaces and complete wheelchair a
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TrustRadius •

Top Pharmacy Software 2022

Retail and long-term care pharmacies use pharmacy software to streamline operations and repetitive tasks. From inventory management to regulatory compliance, pharmacy software is designed to manage every aspect of the pharmacy business. These solutions include business-critical capabilities, such as advance expiry alerts, automated sales operations, and purchase tracking. They can also help pharmacy owners to plan and monitor employee work hours.
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TrustRadius •

Top Scholarship Management Software 2022

Scholarship management software is a type of submission management software that helps foundations and educational institutions collect and process large numbers of applications for financial aid and distribute scholarships. This type of management software reduces paperwork, eliminates bottlenecks and inefficiencies, and improves communication throughout the entire approval and disbursement process.

When used in educational settings...
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Incisor | DOCS Education •

The Connection Between Poor Oral Health and Stroke | DOCS Education

The benchmark of optimal brain health is oneā€™s capacity to perform well in everyday life and work. Our ability to think, make choices, live a good life, and feel happiness and satisfaction, are all tied to our brainsā€™ health and function. Aside from our ability to perceive the world around us, the operations of our entire body depend on our brainsā€™ health.

For decades researchers have suggested connections between poor oral health and diseases of the brain. Mounting evidence reveals that the re
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TrustRadius •

List of Top Enterprise Marketing Management Software 2022

Enterprise marketing management (EMM) software provides unified marketing processes for an organization. It handles campaign management, project collaboration and oversight, customer experience management, analytics, and resource allocation. EMM platforms help organize and execute cross-channel marketing initiatives, including:

Email marketing
Lead nurturing
Social media management
Content curation and distribution
Reporting and analytics
Consistent brand messaging

EMM is an umbrella category that also contains three sub-categories of software: Marketing Resource Management (MRM), Digital Asset Management (DAM), and Cross-Channel Campaign Management (CCCM).

Enterprise marketing management solutions optimize workflow and increase the efficiency of marketing initiatives. It makes it easier to budget, organize assets, regulate activities, and deliver performance results. EMM software is necessary to manage consistent communications across all channels of a large organization.
LinkedIn •

The Room

The room is full, a straggling chair or two in the corner.

There are no more blocked-out seats, but every face is masked nonetheless.

ā€œHave you traveled anywhere outside of the country in the last 4 months?ā€

ā€œEven if things improve, Iā€™ll still be a teacher.ā€

The roomā€™s chatter is low, respectful. Broken only by an occasional voice from the front.

The voice calls out, ā€œI have three more names on the booaaardā€¦.ā€

The room pauses as everyone turns to look. Three people stand up.

A farmer from
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Incisor | DOCS Education •

The Ancient Romans Had Healthier Smiles Than We Do Today | DOCS Education

With ready access to the quality dental care enjoyed in our world today, it might be easy to think that ancient cultures must have had terrible teeth and health.

However, such an assumption about the ancient Romans would be quite mistaken.

In an interdisciplinary project among Italian archaeologists, computer engineers, anthropologists, radiologists, and orthodontists, research has revealed that the ancient Romans had healthier smiles than we do in modern life today.1

A historical event lends
Crio Bru Blog •

Drink of the Gods: The Ancient History of Cacao

Cacao beans are a rich and tasty treat (and resource) that have been in high demand all over the world for thousands of years.

The story begins in Mexico, where ancient fermenting pots and ceramic vessels showed traces of cacao and its active ingredient theobromine dating back to 1900 B.C. Then around 1500 B.C., the Olmec began brewing, roasting, and grinding cacao beans for drinks and food, including gruel, and thereā€™s evidence that cacao may have been fermented and used as an alcoholic drink.
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Incisor | DOCS Education •

Is Swimming Harmful To Your Patientsā€™ Teeth? | DOCS Education

Itā€™s no mystery that regular physical activity is one of the best ways to keep the human body healthy.

Exercise improves energy levels, increases strength, improves immune function, clears the mind, and generally improves overall well-being. Few activities can positively impact our quality of life as much as physical exercise does.

While exercise options abound, swimming remains one of the most popular choices. Swimming is low impact, beneficial to the heart, joint-friendly, and allows the bod
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Incisor | DOCS Education •

Broken Teeth and Dental Emergencies: Bruxism on the Rise in 2020 | DOCS Education

Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, dentists are treating more dental emergencies than ever before. Dental professionals from across the United States have reported a dramatic increase in the number of cases they see for cracked and broken teeth, some with unusually severe damage.

According to Derek T. Peek, an endodontist in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, he saw fewer patients overall but treated twice as many patients with broken teeth in August of 2020 than he did in 2019.

In the New York Times, Dr. Ta
SalesFish •

Writing your own copy? Here are 3 things to consider.

In the competition between quantity vs. quality ā€“ quality wins every time.

In the 1970s, CBS News reported that the average American saw between 500-1,600 advertisements each day.

Thirty-some years later, the Yankelovich marketing research firm estimated the average person then saw 5,000 ads per day.

In 2017, according to Forbes, the average American was exposed to 4,000 to 10,000 advertisements every day. And that number is likely only increasing with the evolution of technology and the passage of time.

What that means as a collective, is that we are becoming savvier about what ads we ignore and screen out of our awareness, and what ads we pay attention to. And our children are even more discerning, at even younger ages than we. We are much pickier about what we will give our attention to....
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TrustRadius •

List of Top Environmental Health and Safety (EHS) Software 2022

Environmental health and safety (EHS) software is a class of applications designed to track, manage, and improve workplace safety. EHS software also standardizes the collection and management of information. It helps companies analyze meaningful data so they can understand risks, monitor performance, and stay in compliance.

EHS software can also help businesses investigate, improve management plans, and quickly resolve problems. These solutions include automated systems to manage risks proactively, preventing unwanted adverse events and disruption of operations.

Real-time visibility and automatic alerts save departments time, keeping staff informed and optimizing company performance. Companies can easily monitor dangerous materials, perform inspections, create reports, and take corrective actions.

Ultimately, EHS software serves to streamline workflows for safety compliance and prevention. Records, policies, and other data are kept in a centralized location. Procedures are standardized, helping to boost responsiveness, provide consistent results, and ensure that deadlines are met.
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TrustRadius •

Hospital Management Systems

Hospital management systems (HMS) are software suites that provide private information and management features. These systems are customized to suit the needs of many different types of medical organizations, including hospitals, clinics, ambulatory surgical centers, and nursing homes.

Hospital management systems are the backbone of running any medical facility. An HMS enables staff to communicate with each other and share patient information securely across departments. A well-designed HMS improves workflows and procedures, increases patient safety, and keeps a hospital run smoothly.

These systems help administrators streamline everything from medical billing to inventory management, scheduling medical procedures, and assigning...
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TrustRadius •

Personalization Engines

A personalization engine (PE) is a type of recommendation technology. Companies use PEs to gather and analyze consumer data to better understand customer habits. Using this data to create personalized user experiences can help improve conversions.

Personalization engines automate the process of segmenting, targeting, and testing to help achieve specific marketing goals. This type of technology combines data from many sources. It is often used with omnichannel platforms to create more relevant, customized journeys across different channels and devices. From mobile to email to web, companies can serve up tailored recommendations, search results, and special offers. By anticipating customer needs, merchants can customize the entire user experience.

Personalization is useful because it helps businesses market...
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Incisor | DOCS Education •

Ensuring Lasting Smiles Act Receives Support From STRANGER THINGSā€™ Star Gaten Matarazzo | DOCS Education

American actor and singer Gaten Matarazzo, best known for his famous role as the character Dustin Henderson in the hit Netflix sci-fi series, Stranger Things, is making waves as a powerful advocate for people born with craniofacial abnormalities.

When he is not filming for Netflix or performing with his band, Gaten dedicates much of his time to raising awareness about a medical disorder he was born with, cleidocranial dysplasia. More recently, he has appeared in videos and visited Capitol Hill
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TrustRadius •

Best Archiving Software 2022 | Features, Reviews, Pricing

Archiving software, also known as Enterprise Information Archiving (EIA), is designed to store, index, and retrieve multiple file types efficiently in a long-term virtual archive. Data archiving is the process of identifying and transferring data that is no longer active from production systems to long-term storage. Archival software tools ensure that data is stored, organized, and preserved in its original context for the long term.
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TrustRadius •

List of Top Card Management Systems 2022

Businesses and financial institutions use card management systems to manage payment card orders, inventory, and card replacement. They can issue, personalize, and customize cards as needed, including virtual, debit, credit, or prepaid. This kind of system should comply with security standards and privacy regulations while providing options for deactivating stolen cards or setting spending limits. By connecting these to expense management software, accounting teams can track work-related expenses, reimburse employees, and generate reports necessary for tax season.
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TrustRadius •

List of Top Submission Management Software 2022

Submission management systems allow companies, government agencies, organizations, contests and awards entities, and educational institutions to accept large volumes of digital applications, files, or images via online digital forms. These technologies can simplify, automate, and streamline submission, application, and judging processes without relying on email or file downloads.
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TrustRadius •

List of Top Email Management Software 2022

Email management software makes it easier to categorize and search email information and quickly respond to clients and team members. It can help manage high-volume email, eliminate spam, send auto-responses and use artificial intelligence to analyze habits and protect sensitive data. Email management software is often combined with other business management tools. These tools can be purchased stand-alone but are usually connected to CRMs, email marketing software, and IT management products as apps or modules.
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TrustRadius •

Top Workload Automation Software 2022

Workload automation (WLA) is the process of scheduling, initiating, and executing business processes, transactions, workflows, and other backend-related tasks through the use of software applications. Businesses usually use workload automation in IT, HR, and finance departments.

In the early days of batch processing, automation was scheduled to run individual applications on a nightly timeframeā€“outside of business hours when large amounts of data could be processed without system drag or interruption. While these scheduling practices were effective a decade ago, they have become problematic and inefficient as the number of jobs, systems, machines, and scheduling requirements have increased and become more complex. Many see workload automation as the evolution of traditional ā€œold-schoolā€ job scheduling.

Workload automation tools have become essential resources for growing organizations and enterprises. The more complex the IT infrastructure or limited the IT staff, the more critical WLA tools are in todayā€™s world.
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Medium •

Cro-pocalypse: The Rise of Crochet

When the subject of crochet comes up, and I begin to talk, itā€™s like a door opening to sunshine and happiness.

Or sometimes, a door to a fascinating volcanic firestorm. (Gee, what does that look like anyway?)

And people always comment, ā€œWow, I never realized ____, and youā€™re so passionate about crochet!ā€

Usually thereā€™s a new spark in their eyes, a little like the one in mine.

And I know I have accomplished my goal: Infection.

Infection can be evil, or it can be good. I propose we have a lot to learn from viruses. I propose that Joy is just as easy to spread as Hate...
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