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Fye Pinera, Pearl Pinera, Pearl Kim, and Jay Shen (all Healthcare Administration and Policy), Leora Frimer, Pengfeng Jin, Gregory-Thoams Castaneda Stanger, Ji Yoo (all School of Medicine) recently published a research article, "Association of Atrial Ablation Procedure and Palliative Care for High-Risk Mortality Group With Atrial Fibrillation…
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Associate professor Cass Shum (Hospitality) recently published her paper, "Woke washing won’t work: The effects of inclusive cues on online employee review sites on job seekers’ application intentions," in the International Journal of Hospitality Management, with her two co-authors. The article analyzes 117 hotel…
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