TOOLS FROM OUR APPLIED GERONTOLOGY TOOLBOX: FLIPPING MINDSETS AND PROPELLING INNOVATION

A review of our roots: blacks in gerontology.

The historical underpinnings in the field of gerontology rest on the contributions of scholars across a myriad of racial and ethnic backgrounds. With the increasing diversity of the adult population, there is a need to increase the number of researchers who study older adults from diverse racial and ethnic populations in general and Black elderly people in particular. Furthermore, it is importa...

Reverse innovation from the least of our neighbors.

Improved tools for the Brainbow toolbox.

In the transgenic multicolor labeling strategy called ‘Brainbow’, Cre-loxP recombination is used to create a stochastic choice of expression among fluorescent proteins, resulting in the indelible marking of mouse neurons with multiple distinct colors. This method has been adapted to non-neuronal cells in mice and to neurons in fish and flies, but its full potential has yet to be realized in the...

Systems innovation tools

Manufacturing organisations are continuously innovating their systems and processes in order to survive in today’s turbulent environment. There are currently a number of software tools available on the market, which can help managers and decision makers innovate their systems. These tools range from sophisticated modelling and simulation tools to project management tools. Each tool has their ow...

Environmental Labelling, Innovation and the Toolbox of Environmental Policy

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