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U.S. health care delivery system

One of the biggest complaints about the U.S. health care delivery system revolves around access to services. More specifically, too often, the high cost of health care is a barrier to its access. A key objective of health care reform efforts has been to expand access to quality care to more people. What will the effects of increasing access to health care be?
To prepare for this Discussion, consider this week’s Learning Resources.
Find an article that illustrates the potential positive and/or negative impact of increased access to health care services as a result of health care reform.
 
Post a comprehensive response to the following:

Note: Initial postings must be 300–350 words (not including references).

ARTICLE LINK : https://www.heritage.org/health-care-reform/report/the-impact-the-affordable-care-act-the-health-care-workforce

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Exploring Social Science Issues

Research Investigation Progress Check 1

SCS 200 Research Investigation Progress Check 1 Guidelines and Rubric
Overview: Throughout Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, you have been guided through work on Project One (a research investigation), which you will continue to work on in Theme: Performing the Research Investigation and Theme: Tailoring the Message to an Audience and will formally submit to your instructor at the end of Week 5. This assignment provides you with an important opportunity to get valuable instructor feedback on the progress you are making and to ensure you are on the right track for your later submission.
Prompt: Throughout Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, you have explored social science issues for further investigation and examined social science principles that relate to issues of interest to you. Specifically, in this assignment, you will submit the Project One elements listed below for review by your instructor.
In Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, learning block 2-2 (page 4), you began working on the following section of the prompt:
I. Introduction A. Describe the issue in the social sciences that you have selected to
investigate. Why is this issue significant?
In Theme: Exploring Social Science Issues, learning block 2-3 (page 2), you completed the following work:
II. Body A. Identify the social science principles that apply to your issue. In other
words, which principles of social science apply to the issue you selected? B. Explain how the principles you identified apply to your issue. In other
words, how are the social science principles you identified relevant to your issue?
Please note that the numbering included above directly aligns with the numbering of these elements as they are presented in the Project One Guidelines and Rubric document.

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Rubric Guidelines for Submission: Submit your progress check assignment as a Microsoft Word document with double spacing, 12-point Times New Roman font, and one-inch margins. Your submission should be at least 1 page in length. Any citations should be formatted according to APA style.
Critical Elements Proficient (100%) Needs Improvement (80%) Not Evident (0%) Value
Introduction: Issue Describes selected issue in social sciences and its significance, reflecting an initial understanding of the issue and the social sciences
Describes selected issue in social sciences and its significance, but with gaps in detail or clarity
Does not describe selected issue in social sciences or its significance
30
Body: Identify Principles Identifies social science principles that apply to issue, citing sources
Identifies social science principles that apply to issue, but with gaps in accuracy or citation
Does not identify social science principles that apply to issue
30
Body: Explain Principles Explains how identified principles apply to issue, citing sources
Explains how identified principles apply to issue, but with gaps in detail, clarity, or citation
Does not explain how identified principles apply to issue
30
Articulation of Response Submission has no major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization
Submission has major errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that negatively impact readability and articulation of main ideas
Submission has critical errors related to citations, grammar, spelling, syntax, or organization that prevent understanding of ideas
10
Total 100%
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an explanation of the difference between one sample and two sample hypothesis testing

Problem 1
Write a brief explanation of the difference between one sample and two sample hypothesis testing?
Problem 2: T-test of means (one variable: testing sample measure as proxy for population)
Use the GSSFT (General Social Security Full Time) data set to complete the following problem.
Test the hypothesis that for all full-time workers, the population value for average hours worked is 40 hours (variable hrs1).  You will use the one-sample t-test.
a)  What assumptions do you need to use the one-sample t test? Do you think the data meet the assumptions?
b)  What is the null hypothesis that you want to test? The alternative hypothesis?
c)   Test the hypothesis and write a brief summary of your conclusions.
d)   Based on the 95% confidence interval for the mean difference, can you reject the null hypothesis that the average population value for hours is 43 hours? Explain.
Problem 3:  T-test means (two variables: testing sample measures as proxy for population in comparison to one another)
Use the Country data set to complete the following problem. Test the hypothesis that the average life expectancy for males is the same as the average life expectancy for females (variables: lifeexpm and lifeexpf). Use the paired samples t-test.
a)  What is the null hypothesis? What is the alternative hypothesis?
b)  Look at the distribution of the differences. Summarize your conclusions and state whether there is a statistical difference in life expectancies.
Problem 4
Use the 04cars dataset. Compute a new variable called markup = ((suggretail-dealercost)/dealercost)*100. You will use the “Transform>Compute Variable” dialog. You will test the hypothesis that Sports Cars have a higher markup than other cars.
a) Formulate the null hypothesis that you want to test? The alternative hypothesis?
b) Which type of t-test will be used to evaluate your hypothesis? What are you choosing this method?
c) Test the hypothesis and write a brief summary of your conclusions.
Problem 5
Use the School Salary data set.  You are asked to investigate if male and female school superintendents earn the same pay? Salaries for 20 males and 17 females in a certain metropolitan area are given in the school salary dataset. At α = .01, were the mean superintendent salaries greater for men than for women? Note that the gender variable is called male and is coded 0,1 (0 indicating female and 1 indicating male, using the coding protocol 0 is not and 1 is.)
(a) State both hypotheses (Ho and Ha).
(b) State the decision rule and sketch it as a bell curve diagram.
(c) Conduct an independent T-test of the above hypothesis and state your findings.
After completing the problems:
1.  Copy the relevant SPSS output to a MS Word document. (You can simply copy and paste or you can export the file while in SPSS.)
2.  Add your analytic comments to each problem prior to the SPSS output which it supports.
3.  Clearly number and label each problem in the document.
4.  Submit your assignment by uploading it to this site.

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a learning disability Senge

 
One of the most engaging descriptions of a learning disability Senge discusses in The Fifth Discipline is around the idea of leaders being blind to their decisions and their ultimate contribution to their demise. Senge sums it up as follows: “In story after story, leaders could not see the consequences of their own policies, even when they were warned in advance that their own survival was at stake” (Senge, 1990, p. 25). For some reason, human beings, especially those in positions of power, feel the need to assert themselves, or make decisions based on the immediate result. Senge also discusses this learning disability in the beer game with the structures of supply and demand. Initially, the beer game showed tremendous success and expansion, until the supply and demand model could no longer handle the growth. This truly prohibits the long-term success of organizations, simply because leaders cannot ignite the collective capacity of the individuals in their organizations.
A term that Senge describes in the field book and at length in The Fifth Discipline can allow leaders to escape the perpetual implosion faced by so many organizations. The term is dialogue. Senge provides the following narrative in the field book: “The philosopher Martin Buber used the term ‘dialogue’ in 1914 to describe a mode of exchange among human beings in which there is a true turning to one another, and a full appreciation of another not as an object in a social function, but as a genuine being” (Senge, 1994, p. 359). I have personally employed this tool and it has truly rewarded me. I have most noticed the application of this concept in meetings where ideas are being traded and discussions are occurring. Senge specifically differentiates dialogue from discussion.
Senge, P.M. (1990). The fifth discipline: the art and practice of the learning organization, NY: Double Currency.
Senge, P.M., Roberts, C., Ross, R. B., Smith, B. J., Kleiner, A. (1994). The fifth discipline fieldbook, NY: Doubleday.

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Movie Character Evaluation

assignment due Friday at 9 am.

Movie Character Evaluation Form Instructions

For this assignment, you will choose a movie from the approved list provided that contains a child or young adult with traits and characteristics of giftedness. You will evaluate that character using the Evaluation Form below, rating the character on a number of areas of giftedness. Below each rating, you will provide a short statement of the reasoning behind your rating and how the character demonstrated that trait. Then, you will include a 1-page narrative of what you observed and your conclusions. Be sure to include a title page and a reference page with the completed form and narrative. Use the Movie Character Evaluation Template to complete your assignment.

List of approved movies:

· The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai: Across the 8th Dimension (PG)

· Akeelah and the Bee (PG)

· Amazing Grace and Chuck (PG)

· August Rush (PG)

· Beauty and the Beast (G)

· The Black Cauldron (PG)

· Bridge to Terabithia (PG)

· A Bug’s Life (G)

· Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (PG)

· Cold Comfort Farm (PG)

· Charlotte’s Web (PG)

· Contact (PG)

· Dead Poets Society (PG)

· Ever After: A Cinderella Story (PG)

· Explorers (PG)

· Finding Neverland (PG)

· Fly Away Home (PG)

· Frozen (PG)

· Hard Problems: The Road to the World’s Toughest Math Contest (G)

· Harriet the Spy (PG)

· Harry Potter (any in the series)

· High School Musical (PG)

· Holes (PG)

· Hoot (PG)

· How to Train Your Dragon (PG)

· The Incredibles (PG)

· Infinity (PG)

· The Iron Giant (PG)

· The Last Starfighter (PG)

· Little Man Tate (PG)

· Matilda (PG)

· Meet the Robinsons (G)

· The Mighty (PG)

· Mr. Holland’s Opus (PG)

· Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (G)

· My Neighbor Totoro (G)

· October Sky (PG)

· The Princess Bride (PG)

· Real Genius (PG)

· Remember the Titans (PG)

· Searching for Bobby Fischer (PG)

· The Secret of Roan Inish (PG)

· Short Circuit (PG)

· Sky High (PG)

· Spellbound (G)

· Stand and Deliver (PG)

· Temple Grandin (PG)

· Truman (PG)

· Vitus (PG)

· WALL-E (PG)

· War Games (PG)

· Willow (PG)

· Young Einstein (PG)

Movie Character Evaluation Form Template

Name of Movie Selected:

Name of Character:

Age of Character:

Rating Scale: 0 – no evidence; 1 – slight evidence; 2 – some evidence; 3 – good evidence; 4 – overwhelming evidence (requires justification/explanation/examples)

Precocity of Cognition 1 2 3 4
Precocious Language
Precocious Thought
Abstract Thinking
Spatial Ability
Conceptual Ability
Meta-cognition
Perceive/understand reactions of others to themselves
Sees disparate relationships
Understands own learning style

Comprehension/ Reading 1 2 3 4
Early reading ability
Superior comprehension
Large vocabulary
Eagerness to learn
Independent learner
Advanced knowledge/ thinking ability
Problem solving ability
Inquisitiveness
Questioning
Competitiveness
Perfectionism
Good memory
Long attention span
Good judgment
Original thought
Logic 1 2 3 4
Quick to see logical conclusion
Understands cause and effect
Understands relationships
Convergent problem solver
Aesthetic Precocity 1 2 3 4
Early writing, math, music, or art skills
Desire for control but physical development hinders
Curiosity
Persistency
Self-motivated
Good self-concept
Self-accepting
High sensitivity
Emotional excitability
High energy levels
Tend to have higher highs/lower lows
Generally intense belief system
Independence
Self-confidence
Self-control
Highly developed humor
Empathy
Creativity 1 2 3 4

Divergent problem solver
Willing to take risks
Confident
Independent
Motivated
Not intimidated by change
Challenges traditional thought
Bends/Questions rules
Willing to make waves or buck the system
Attraction to the novel, complex, and mysterious
Reflective, needs time to think
Tolerance for ambiguity
TOTAL Number of X per column


(Insert Narrative Observations)

(Insert Reference Page)

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Informative Article and a Reflective Essay-Gaming(especially computer game-League of Legends)

1. Informative Article (750-1000 words)
2. Reflective Essay (500 words)
Project 2
An informative article is a genre that explains, describes, and informs readers about a topic, rather than arguing for a particular opinion or viewpoint. Create an informative article about your topic for novices who are interested in learning about your topic. Your article should be informed by research you conduct.
Citation
Please be sure to cite the sources of the information you include (quotations, paraphrases, information drawn from interviews or reading–all should be cited). For this article, informal in-text citation (HWW pp. 558-9), such as what The New Yorker uses, will be fine–but I’d also like you to include an alphabetical list of your sources at the end of the article (see example on HWW p. 587).
Process
Your first step is to find a topic you’re really interested in, as you will be working on this topic for the next four projects.  What are you interested in learning  more about? What do you think others would be interested in learning about, too
My Topic:  Gaming-(especially computer game-League of Legends)
Reflective Essay
Your Reflective Essay is your chance to tell me what you learned about writing in an informative genre. What did you learn about how to write in an informative genre by writing this article? Please use the questions below to help you write your response. You can write about them in any order you want, but try to make your response into a coherent short essay.

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calculation for air concentration

Question 1

 

  1. Perform the following calculation for air concentration. Sulfuric Acid: 2.5 mg/m3 = ____ ppm        

2.5 points

            Question 2

 

  1. Perform the following calculation for air concentration. Formaldehyde: 4.0 mg/m3 = ____ ppm

2.5 points

            Question 3

 

  1. Perform the following calculation for air concentration. Benzene: 3.0 ppm = ____ mg/m3

2.5 points

            Question 4

 

  1. Perform the following calculation for air concentration. Acetone: 42.0 ppm = ____ mg/m3

2.5 points

            Question 5

 

  1. Discuss  the similarities and differences that exist between the three basic  types of occupational exposure limits (OELs). Describe how each type of  OEL is used to control occupational exposures, and provide at least one  specific chemical for which each type of OEL has been established.
    Your answer must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

30 points

            Question 6

 

  1. Define  the lowest observed adverse effect level (LOAEL) and the no observed  adverse effect level (NOAEL), and describe how they relate to the point  of departure (POD). Describe how each of these are used to derive an  OEL.
    Your answer must be a minimum of 200 words in length.

30 points

            Question 7

 

  1. Describe  how hazard notations are used to derive OELs, including the additional  hazard notations included by the Occupational Safety and Health  Administration (OSHA). How would these notations be used in industrial  hygiene practice?
    Your answer must be a minimum of 200 words in length.
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Research world health metrics used to determine population health, health system performance, and Millennium Development Goals

Research world health metrics used to determine population health, health system performance, and Millennium Development Goals. How are global health metrics used to inform and develop health policy globally and in Saudi Arabia? Is health policy based on evidence and what are the barriers to collecting the evidence? Discuss the ethical issues that you found in your research.
Be sure to support your statements with logic and argument, citing any sources referenced.
 
plagiarism free (less than 15%)
in-text citation
2 pages
4 references
APA style