The purpose of this assignment is to help students understand how manufacturing and service companies can maximize their competitive advantage. The Porter Model is discussed as a method to categorize and assess businesses and industries.
Assignment Steps
Write a 250-word report in which you address the following:
Examine and discuss competitive strategies that manufacturers can use to gain competitive advantage.
Biomedical Simulations Research
Biomedical Simulations Research
There have been many changes in healthcare informatics in the last years, and research has aided immensely in these changes.
In order to stay informed, you must become familiar with research, as the information obtained can assist you in staying abreast of the newest findings and products. One source for health care informatics research is MEDLINE®, which contains journal citations and abstracts for biomedical literature from around the world, and will help you quickly find the latest research findings on specific subjects.
For your initial Discussion Board post, please focus on the topic of biomedical simulations
Please include the following in your post:
Include one research publication related to biomedical simulations.
Explain what this publications details about biomedical simulations.
How can understanding biomedical situations assist in your career?
prostate cancer
This is Biology class this is due February 12, 2018 before 11:59 pm central time, and please list your references on page and no plagiarism.. basically due today..
(1. leukemia 2. prostate cancer 3. Kaposi sarcoma 4. osteosarcoma 5. breast cancer)
Choose 5 diseases from Chapter 4 and create a condition table. For this activity you may use your book as your main source of information. If you use additional sources, you need to mention the sources you used.
You must include:
- A brief description including the etiology of the disease
- Signs and symptoms associated with the disease
- Useful diagnostic tools
- Treatment options
- Prevention
Explanation of the Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Annotated Bibliography Assignment
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Explanation of the Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Due Dates:
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 (Section -202) or Wednesday, February 21, 2018 (Section -203) (Printed and in Dropbox)
Length: 12 high quality sources (total length will be approx. 5-7 pages)
What is an annotated bibliography? An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources about your research topic, each of which is followed by an annotation or descriptive evaluation of the item. The bibliographical entries must be in correct MLA format, and the overall paper must follow MLA style. The final assignment must be word-processed and printed. I will not accept e-files for either part of this assignment. Your annotated bibliography for this class must primarily be made up of books and articles from academic journals. See Source Requirements below.
Annotations may consist of all or part of the following list of items, depending on the purpose of the bibliography:
· Describe the content (focus) of the item
· Describe the usefulness of the item
· Discuss any limitations that the item may have, e.g. grade level, timeliness etc.
· Describe what audience the item is intended for
· Evaluate the methods (research) used in the item
· Evaluate the reliability of the item
· Discuss the author’s background
· Discuss any conclusions the author(s) may have made
· Describe your reaction to the item
Source requirements for this annotated bibliography: Your bibliography must include at least:
· 2 books
· 8 articles from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals
It may not include more than:
· 1 high quality corporate, government, educational or nonprofit website
What does an annotated bibliography look like? You write and arrange the bibliographic entries (citations) just as you would any other bibliography. This is arranged alphabetically by the first word, which is typically the author’s last name. The annotation then immediately follows the bibliographic information so as to make one paragraph. Single space the entry and skip one line between entries. Notice the hanging indent in the following example, and incorporate that, as well. Use 1” margins. Use Times New Roman font, 12 point. Number the pages in the upper right-hand corner.
Explanation of the Annotated Bibliography Assignment
Due Dates:
Tuesday, February 20, 2018 (Section -202) or Wednesday, February 21, 2018 (Section -203) (Printed and in Dropbox)
Length: 12 high quality sources (total length will be approx. 5-7 pages)
What is an annotated bibliography? An annotated bibliography is an organized list of sources about your research topic, each of which is followed by an annotation or descriptive evaluation of the item. The bibliographical entries must be in correct MLA format, and the overall paper must follow MLA style. The final assignment must be word-processed and printed. I will not accept e-files for either part of this assignment. Your annotated bibliography for this class must primarily be made up of books and articles from academic journals. See Source Requirements below.
Annotations may consist of all or part of the following list of items, depending on the purpose of the bibliography:
· Describe the content (focus) of the item
· Describe the usefulness of the item
· Discuss any limitations that the item may have, e.g. grade level, timeliness etc.
· Describe what audience the item is intended for
· Evaluate the methods (research) used in the item
· Evaluate the reliability of the item
· Discuss the author’s background
· Discuss any conclusions the author(s) may have made
· Describe your reaction to the item
Source requirements for this annotated bibliography: Your bibliography must include at least:
· 2 books
· 8 articles from peer-reviewed, scholarly journals
It may not include more than:
· 1 high quality corporate, government, educational or nonprofit website
What does an annotated bibliography look like? You write and arrange the bibliographic entries (citations) just as you would any other bibliography. This is arranged alphabetically by the first word, which is typically the author’s last name. The annotation then immediately follows the bibliographic information so as to make one paragraph. Single space the entry and skip one line between entries. Notice the hanging indent in the following example, and incorporate that, as well. Use 1” margins. Use Times New Roman font, 12 point. Number the pages in the upper right-hand corner.
The following is an example of a three-entry annotated bibliography in MLA style. Yours should look like this:
English 1020-Section
Your Name
Annotated Bibliography
Date:
Annotated Bibliography for Gendered Geographies
Hayden, Delores. “Housing and American Life.” Space, Gender, Knowledge: Feminist Readings, Linda McDowell and Joanne P. Sharp, editors, Arnold Publishing Co., 1997, pp. 269-284. This selection from McDowell and Sharp’s anthology examines two World War II-era planned communities to illustrate that urban designers create communities that reflect prevalent attitudes toward men and women’s roles within the family. Built during the height of war production in 1943, Vanport, Oregon was designed for workers at the shipyards on the Columbia River. This racially integrated community included 24-hour daycare centers to accommodate women working three shifts, public transportation to the worksites, and recognized all forms of family groups. In contrast, Levittown on Long Island was built in 1948 for returning veterans and their families. This community was racially segregated and offered none of the benefits of Vanport, as these single-family dwellings were built specifically for a male breadwinner, his stay-at-home wife, and their children. Delores Hayden is Professor of Architecture and Professor of American Studies at Yale University. This widely published authority specializes in the politics of place, including gendered space and the built environment, spatial methods and public practices. This scholarly resource will provide evidence to support my contention that the built environment is not neutral at all, but is gendered by design.
Massey, Doreen. For Space. Sage, 2005. Considered one of the canonical works in the field of geography, For Space asks the reader to reconsider all his or her former conceptions of space and place. For instance, Massey asserts that space is the product of interrelations that range from global to intimate, reinforcing the social nature of space; space is always under construction, she declares, and is the product of what she calls “a simultaneity of stories-so-far” (9). Because this book is considered essential reading, it provides valuable background information on current thought in the field of geography. I plan to use concepts from this book to describe space as an ever-changing product of social relationships. Surprisingly readable, For Space sparked my interest in the gendered nature of place and space. Doreen Massey is professor of geography at The Open University in London, an institution that is as creative in its approach to education as Massey is in her approach to geography.
Weisman, Leslie Kanes. Discrimination by Design: A Feminist Critique of the Man-Made Environment. U of Illinois P, 1994. In this contribution to the study of gendered spaces, Weisman examines the force of male dominance not only in the home, but also the design of hospital birthing units and public, urban spaces, which Kanes contends are decidedly gendered. She makes a strong appeal for architecture and urban planning that is flexible enough to accommodate all sexual orientations and family configurations. While other feminist geographers I have read treat most of her topics with more depth, Weisman’s explanation of the “sexual geography” of the street will be useful for my project (67). Weisman is the co-founder of the Women’s School of Planning and Architecture and is associate professor of architecture at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.
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Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD)
Unit 2 Assignment Instructions
We know that Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining (KDD), have been used in the industry sector for quite some time, but how can it improve health care?
Begin by reading the article “Supporting better science in primary care: a description of practice-based research networks (PBRNs) in 2011,” located on the NCBI website.
Source: Supporting better science in primary care: a description of practice-based research networks:Pub.Med.gov: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22956691
Next, write a 3–4 page paper detailing your response to the following questions:
- In what ways can these methods improve healthcare?
- How does knowledge discovery and data mining improve the healthcare informatics industry?
Distinguish diffusion and osmosis.
biology
Osmosis
Objectives:
Students should learn to:
1. Distinguish diffusion and osmosis. 2. Explain the effects of a semipermeable membrane like the cell membrane on movement by
solutes and water. 3. Define the terms isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic. 4. Predict and explain the movement of starch, protein, sulfate ions and chloride ions across the
semipermeable pores of a dialysis tubing.
Diffusion is the movement of substances from a high concentration to a low concentration. It comes about because the molecules of the substance move anyway randomly in all directions all the time. For example, perfume molecules in air move randomly in all directions all the time. Therefore, if more perfume molecules are present in one area, more will move randomly to the other area with less perfume molecules than the other way around. Osmosis is the movement of substances by diffusion when it occurs through a semipermeable barrier. A barrier is semipermeable, when it lets some substances pass but others not. A semipermeable barrier might let water pass but not the other substances that are dissolved in water. The substances that are dissolved in water are called the solutes, whereas water is then called the solvent. In osmosis when only water can pass the semipermeable barrier, just like in general diffusion, more molecules of water will pass through the barrier to the side where its concentration is lower than the other way around. The concentration of water is lower, where it contains more solutes. Note that movement of water by osmosis is a spontaneous movement that requires no energy. It happens “on its own.” The rate at which this movement occurs depends on many factors, including the relative concentration of water on each side, and temperature, among others. In biology, we are generally concerned with osmotic movement of water in and out of cells across cell membranes. Cell membranes are the semipermeable barriers around our cells that allow water to pass unhindered but that prevent many of the solutes dissolved in water from passing. Cell membranes though can be permeable to some important other molecules than water.
In lab, we will investigate how a semipermeable membrane functions by using a dialysis tubing as our example. A dialysis tubing has tiny holes that let small molecules pass but not large ones. We will investigate whether starch, protein, sulfate ions and chloride ions pass the holes in the dialysis tubing. Do you know the relative sizes of these four compounds? Can you formulate a hypothesis as to which of them you expect to pass the dialysis tubing and which not? Write down your hypothesis: (1 pt)
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Objectives:
Students should learn to:
1. Distinguish diffusion and osmosis. 2. Explain the effects of a semipermeable membrane like the cell membrane on movement by
solutes and water. 3. Define the terms isotonic, hypertonic and hypotonic. 4. Predict and explain the movement of starch, protein, sulfate ions and chloride ions across the
semipermeable pores of a dialysis tubing.
Diffusion is the movement of substances from a high concentration to a low concentration. It comes about because the molecules of the substance move anyway randomly in all directions all the time. For example, perfume molecules in air move randomly in all directions all the time. Therefore, if more perfume molecules are present in one area, more will move randomly to the other area with less perfume molecules than the other way around. Osmosis is the movement of substances by diffusion when it occurs through a semipermeable barrier. A barrier is semipermeable, when it lets some substances pass but others not. A semipermeable barrier might let water pass but not the other substances that are dissolved in water. The substances that are dissolved in water are called the solutes, whereas water is then called the solvent. In osmosis when only water can pass the semipermeable barrier, just like in general diffusion, more molecules of water will pass through the barrier to the side where its concentration is lower than the other way around. The concentration of water is lower, where it contains more solutes. Note that movement of water by osmosis is a spontaneous movement that requires no energy. It happens “on its own.” The rate at which this movement occurs depends on many factors, including the relative concentration of water on each side, and temperature, among others. In biology, we are generally concerned with osmotic movement of water in and out of cells across cell membranes. Cell membranes are the semipermeable barriers around our cells that allow water to pass unhindered but that prevent many of the solutes dissolved in water from passing. Cell membranes though can be permeable to some important other molecules than water.
In lab, we will investigate how a semipermeable membrane functions by using a dialysis tubing as our example. A dialysis tubing has tiny holes that let small molecules pass but not large ones. We will investigate whether starch, protein, sulfate ions and chloride ions pass the holes in the dialysis tubing. Do you know the relative sizes of these four compounds? Can you formulate a hypothesis as to which of them you expect to pass the dialysis tubing and which not? Write down your hypothesis: (1 pt)
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The procedure is as follows:
1. Add approximately 100mL starch/sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) solution to a beaker.
2. Take a piece of dialysis tubing from its water bath and tie one end tightly with string so that it does not leak.
3. Using a graduated cylinder and a funnel, add 10mL protein/sodium chloride (NaCl) solution to the dialysis tubing bag, leaving a small amount of air space at the top of the bag. Tie the other end as before, ensuring it does not leak.
4. Place the filled dialysis tubing bag in the beaker solution. Make sure it is fully submerged.
5. Wait for 20 min, swirling the beaker occasionally.
6. Remove the dialysis tubing bag, blot it with a paper towel to remove excess solution, and then empty its contents into a clean beaker.
7. Distribute the dialysis solution about evenly into 4 test tubes.
8. Perform the 4 tests described in the table below with the 4 test tubes. Use 2-3 drops of each reagent. Enter the results in the data table below. (3 pts) Attention: Solutions tested with silver nitrate and Biuret must be discarded in the hazardous waste bottle for Silver & Biuret!
9. Repeat steps 7-8 with the beaker solution (the one the bag was submerged in for 20 min.)
10. Clean test tubes, beakers and graduated cylinder with soap water, then rinse with DI water.
Test Positive result Negative result IKI test for starch dark purple/blue/black color no color change or amber color
Barium chloride (BaCl2) test for sulfate ions cloudy white precipitate no color change or precipitate
Silver nitrate (AgNO3) test for chloride ions cloudy white precipitate no color change or precipitate
Biuret test for protein light purple color no color change or light blue color
1. Add approximately 100mL starch/sodium sulfate (Na2SO4) solution to a beaker.
2. Take a piece of dialysis tubing from its water bath and tie one end tightly with string so that it does not leak.
3. Using a graduated cylinder and a funnel, add 10mL protein/sodium chloride (NaCl) solution to the dialysis tubing bag, leaving a small amount of air space at the top of the bag. Tie the other end as before, ensuring it does not leak.
4. Place the filled dialysis tubing bag in the beaker solution. Make sure it is fully submerged.
5. Wait for 20 min, swirling the beaker occasionally.
6. Remove the dialysis tubing bag, blot it with a paper towel to remove excess solution, and then empty its contents into a clean beaker.
7. Distribute the dialysis solution about evenly into 4 test tubes.
8. Perform the 4 tests described in the table below with the 4 test tubes. Use 2-3 drops of each reagent. Enter the results in the data table below. (3 pts) Attention: Solutions tested with silver nitrate and Biuret must be discarded in the hazardous waste bottle for Silver & Biuret!
9. Repeat steps 7-8 with the beaker solution (the one the bag was submerged in for 20 min.)
10. Clean test tubes, beakers and graduated cylinder with soap water, then rinse with DI water.
Test Positive result Negative result IKI test for starch dark purple/blue/black color no color change or amber color
Barium chloride (BaCl2) test for sulfate ions cloudy white precipitate no color change or precipitate
Silver nitrate (AgNO3) test for chloride ions cloudy white precipitate no color change or precipitate
Biuret test for protein light purple color no color change or light blue color
Substances in BAG
Before Dialysis After Dialysis Starch Sulfate ions Chloride ions Protein
Substances in BEAKER
Before Dialysis After Dialysis Starch Sulfate ions Chloride ions Protein
Study questions (1 pt each)
1. Which substances was the dialysis tubing permeable to?
2. Which substances was the dialysis tubing impermeable to?
3. Do your results support your hypothesis? Or do you have to reject your hypothesis?
Before Dialysis After Dialysis Starch Sulfate ions Chloride ions Protein
Substances in BEAKER
Before Dialysis After Dialysis Starch Sulfate ions Chloride ions Protein
Study questions (1 pt each)
1. Which substances was the dialysis tubing permeable to?
2. Which substances was the dialysis tubing impermeable to?
3. Do your results support your hypothesis? Or do you have to reject your hypothesis?
Applications in everyday life:
When we use perfume, we rely on diffusion to move the perfume molecules through the air to the noses of other people so they can smell them. Similarly, when we put a tea bag into a cup of hot water, we rely on diffusion to move the tea molecules from the bag, the area of high concentration, to the surrounding hot water, the area of low concentration.
Reverse osmosis can be used to produce pure, drinkable water from contaminated water or from salt water. Normally, when pure water and salt water are separated by a semipermeable membrane that only allows water molecules to pass, osmosis will happen. Water molecules will move from the pure water to the salt water, because where there is salt, the water concentration is lower. For reverse osmosis to occur, pressure must be applied that will force the water molecules through the semipermeable membrane in reverse of the flow that would otherwise occur.
When we use perfume, we rely on diffusion to move the perfume molecules through the air to the noses of other people so they can smell them. Similarly, when we put a tea bag into a cup of hot water, we rely on diffusion to move the tea molecules from the bag, the area of high concentration, to the surrounding hot water, the area of low concentration.
Reverse osmosis can be used to produce pure, drinkable water from contaminated water or from salt water. Normally, when pure water and salt water are separated by a semipermeable membrane that only allows water molecules to pass, osmosis will happen. Water molecules will move from the pure water to the salt water, because where there is salt, the water concentration is lower. For reverse osmosis to occur, pressure must be applied that will force the water molecules through the semipermeable membrane in reverse of the flow that would otherwise occur.
explain how the Ames test is performed and the purpose of the Ames test?
biology
1/ Briefly explain how the Ames test is performed and the purpose of the Ames test?
2/ Briefly explain the following and their significance:
(A) Retrotransposon:
(B) Tm-
(C) Glycosylase:
3/ You have just been hired by a new pharmaceutical company, Double Helix, as their quality control scientist. The company has seen an increase in the number of laboratory mistakes lately and it is your job to solve these problems. Explain how the following procedures should or should not affect the experimental results. Explain the reasoning for your answer. (A) a) In performing a DNA fingerprinting experiment, the researcher doesn’t denature the DNA. (B) The researcher uses two primers in the same di- deoxy (Sanger)sequencing reaction. (C) In performing a yeast knockout, the cells are grown in the absence of Uracil. (D) When performing a P element insertion in Drosophila, the researcher forgets to add the marker gene on one of the plasmids.
5/ Answer the following questions regarding PCR. Briefly explain how parent First and Second generation DNA strands differ in a PCR reaction (that is the template DNA, the First product of the PCR reaction and the Second product derived from the First).
6/ After working in the lab for some time, you have developed a series of inhibitors that block specific enzymes and proteins from functioning properly (both in bacteria and in mammalian cells depending on the protein). These inhibitors work immediately and completely (the protein does not function) upon addition to cells in culture. Given inhibitors for the proteins shown below, what will happen to the cells on the treated plates? Determine if the affect on cell function will be immediate, slow or unnoticeable and explain your answers. (A) DNA (bacteria)- (B) Primase (bacteria)- (C) Telomerase (mammalian cells)-
2/ Briefly explain the following and their significance:
(A) Retrotransposon:
(B) Tm-
(C) Glycosylase:
3/ You have just been hired by a new pharmaceutical company, Double Helix, as their quality control scientist. The company has seen an increase in the number of laboratory mistakes lately and it is your job to solve these problems. Explain how the following procedures should or should not affect the experimental results. Explain the reasoning for your answer. (A) a) In performing a DNA fingerprinting experiment, the researcher doesn’t denature the DNA. (B) The researcher uses two primers in the same di- deoxy (Sanger)sequencing reaction. (C) In performing a yeast knockout, the cells are grown in the absence of Uracil. (D) When performing a P element insertion in Drosophila, the researcher forgets to add the marker gene on one of the plasmids.
5/ Answer the following questions regarding PCR. Briefly explain how parent First and Second generation DNA strands differ in a PCR reaction (that is the template DNA, the First product of the PCR reaction and the Second product derived from the First).
6/ After working in the lab for some time, you have developed a series of inhibitors that block specific enzymes and proteins from functioning properly (both in bacteria and in mammalian cells depending on the protein). These inhibitors work immediately and completely (the protein does not function) upon addition to cells in culture. Given inhibitors for the proteins shown below, what will happen to the cells on the treated plates? Determine if the affect on cell function will be immediate, slow or unnoticeable and explain your answers. (A) DNA (bacteria)- (B) Primase (bacteria)- (C) Telomerase (mammalian cells)-
Early Life takes hold
” Early Life takes hold”
The purpose of this assignment is to allow students to “travel back in time” with the latest in technology…. to seek scientific answers to questions about early life on earth. To boldly go where no one has ever gone before…(ok just kidding on that last part!!) ! There are a total of 30 questions. Each question will be worth .5 points.. Your final thought question is worth 5 points for a total of 20 points
Helpful hints: Numbers in purple represent minutes into the video
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NJQ4r81DZtY Origins of Life
1. Early Earth’s environment:
What was early earth like 4 billion years ago? (3:15)
1. What color was the sky and the ocean?
2. What gases were present in the atmosphere? Was oxygen present? What was the sun like?
3. What was the heavy bombardment?
2. Hostile earth and Cave Research : (5:00)
1. Why did researchers Penne Boston and Donnie Northup travel to these remote caves? (5:20) ( What was the question the researchers were asking?)
2. Why did the researchers wear gas masks during their exploration of the cave?
3. What are “Snottites” and what do they use to grow (what is their energy source)?
4. Why was the discovery of these Snottites significant?
3. Carbon and the clues it leaves behind: (time 13:20)
1. What ingredients are necessary for life?(what four elements) (13:40)Why is carbon the” star of the show?
2. Briefly describe the Stanley Miller experiment of the 1950s (14:45) Why is there controversy over Miller’s experiment today?
3. According to the film, when is it hypothesized that life began?
4. Ancient rocks :
1. What clues, regarding early life, did Steven Mojsis. find in ancient rocks?
2. Where did he find these rocks?
5. Space Dust: (21:35)
1. Don Browing’s Assumption: all building blocks for life were destroyed when a rocky sphere the size of mars collided with earth …….if that assumption were true then he believes building blocks of life must have come from where?
2. How old is asteroid dust?
3. Did Space dust contain any building blocks of life?
6. Falling Meteors: (23:00)
1. What was found in the1960 meteorite that fell in Australia and why is this significant?
2. What was the question Jennifer Blank was asking in her research? (26:00)
3. Describe Dr. Blank’s experiment . What speed did she shoot her “bullet” at?
4. What were her results?
7. The leap to DNA:
“But the leap with DNA? It is still staggeringly complex. No one knows how it started or what course it took” According to the documentary, have we yet created life in the lab from non-life?
8. To take hold, perhaps life needed a safe haven: Deep within the earth (31:50)
“If life could survive an impact, could it survive impacts from other meteors? “
1. Describe the temperature , pressure and light deep within the earth’s surface
2. What are these microbes eating?
3. How often do these microbes reproduce?
9. The Ocean: (36:00)
1. What have marine biologists discovered on the ocean floor that allows for warm temperatures?
2. What gas were these ocean microbes living off of?
10. Earth’s surface (38:00)
1. What was available for early life on the earth’s surface that was not available in the other areas explored ?
2. What source of energy was available at the earth’s surface?
3. What organelle does photosynthesis take place in?
4. What are stromatolites and where do they grow? 39:00
5. Oxygen is absorbed into the ocean and forms what?
6. What else does Oxygen do besides provide a way for us to break down sugar?
11. Final Thought question: Based on your viewing of this documentary on early life, (and perhaps knowledge you have gathered from other sources) what are your final thoughts regarding “how we know what we know” about early Life?
outbreaks, occupational injuries, or chronic diseases
Access the Internet or an Online Library and locate a recently published journal article about biological statistics. This can include disease outbreaks, occupational injuries, or chronic diseases. Review the journal article. During your discussion, post a link to the article and identify the following:
· State the purpose of the article.
· What is the point estimate?
· What is the standard error?
· What is the confidence level and margin of error?
· Why do you feel the article would include the standard error and error of margin? Please discuss.
1 Completely Full Page
An Adolescent Couple with HIV
Discussion Post
—Word Count Is Your Discretion for All Questions Except Question 6 750 Words Minimum!!!
—MLA Format
— Cite All Sources
— Due 2pm American/ New York Time
— 2/14/18
**Read Case Study 1 Attached & Answer Question 1**
Case 6-1: An Adolescent Couple with HIV
Question 1: “You are the nurse in the clinic on the day Alexa finds out she has HIV. She remains in the clinic for more than an hour with you while you try to support and console her. You have had formal HIV counseling training, so you apply your skills as you communicate with her.Several weeks later, after Alexia is more composed and has had time to think more about her situation, she drops by the clinic and wants to talk with you on a more personal basis. She needs comforting. What approaches will you use with Alexa? Please explore how to use and apply the nursing ethical competencies to help Alexa. Be specific with your approaches and rationales. You can approach this issue keeping in mind the three key ethical principles of autonomy, beneficience and nonmaleficense as they relate to your nursing interventions.
** Read Case Study 2 Attached & Answer Question 2 **
Question 2: CBRT Case Study Attached. Use article to answer questions below
1. Phosgene exposure causes inflammation and pulmonary edema that is deleterious to the function of the lungs. (a) What are the three physical factors that influence pulmonary ventilation? How would each of these factors be affected by inflammation and edema?
2. After exposure to phosgene gas, the partial pressures of both O2 and CO2 would be altered in the blood and tissues, because the mechanism for moving these gases in and out of the body has been compromised. After severe exposure to phosgene, what would you expect to find if you measured the partial pressure of oxygen (PO2) and carbon dioxide (PCO2) in the alveoli, the blood plasma, and the cells of the tissues?
3. The transport of oxygen and carbon dioxide in the blood is critical for survival. The victims with the most severe symptoms would need mechanical ventilation to overcome the inability of their respiratory systems to maintain normal blood levels of oxygen and carbon dioxide. Phosgene gas would reduce the amount of oxygen available for transport to the tissues. In addition, the metabolic waste product carbon dioxide is transported by three mechanisms back to the alveoli in the blood. Here carbon dioxide crosses the respiratory membrane, driven by a pressure gradient that favors its exit via the lungs during exhalation. By knowing which mechanism transports the most CO2, predict what would happen to the blood pH if the CO2 level dramatically increased?
** Read Below & Answer Question 3**
Question 3: Give a brief description of Botox & briefly describes how it affects the nervous system and action potential conduction. You should have a minimum of 2 academically appropriate resources.
** Read Below & Answer Question 4 I Attached Chapters**
Question 4: Please read Controversy 13 in your text, about Childhood Obesity and Early Chronic Diseases. As with many public health concerns, there is a controversy around personal responsibility and environmental influence. This conflict is further complicated when it involves children. Discuss what individuals, groups, or agencies you think are responsible for addressing childhood obesity? Please propose two to three solutions to address this concern and provide evidence to support your ideas.
** Read Below & Answer Question 5**
Question 5: Please read the following scenario and submit a report with a response to each of the associated questions. Cite sources in APA style.
Mini Case Study of Betsy’s Bones
Betsy is a 72-year-old retired teacher who lives alone. She used to love gardening, but since moving to a condo, doesn’t get much time outside, and spends most of her days reading or talking on the phone. She presents to her doctor complaining of right leg pain and muscle weakness. Her laboratory results showed deficient vitamin D and reduced bone density, and a diet recall included:
• Breakfast: two hard-boiled eggs, 1 whole grapefruit with 1 tsp sugar, 12 oz. black coffee
• Lunch: cucumber sandwich (made with a ½ cup of sliced cucumber, 2 slices white bread, and 1 T mayonnaise), 1 oz. potato chips, 16 oz. unsweetened iced tea
• Dinner: pasta (1 c.) with meatless marinara sauce (1/2 c.), small white roll, 1 glass red wine, fun-size Milky Way.
Betsy is 5’4” and weighs 126# (57kg). She says she loves to cook, but since it’s just her, she usually just prepares something quick and easy. Every Sunday she goes to church and to the grocery store, but otherwise, she doesn’t leave the house much.
1. Estimate how much protein Betsy is getting. How much does she need? Is her intake adequate? What recommendations do you have regarding Betsy’s protein intake?
2. What about Betsy’ fluid intake? Is she getting enough water? What are potential consequences of not taking in enough fluid?
3. Her doctor recommended a vitamin D supplement. What other ways can Betsy improve her vitamin D status? List some foods that are good sources of vitamin D.
4. Betsy’s mom had osteoporosis and she’s concerned about developing it too. What steps can Betsy take to maintain her bone health? Are there specific nutrients other than vitamin D and calcium that are important to bone health?
5. Why is vitamin D deficiency more common in the elderly?
** Read Below & Answer Question 6**
Question 1: You are required to post 750-word summary of a personal response to a attached article (MATERNAL-FETAL CONFLICT). The summary should reflect self-awareness and critical thinking regarding why you chose both the article and the subject matter. Validate your opinion with references to the code of ethics. Articles and references used in researching the topic summary must be cited using proper APA format.
Provide some background describing it and why it is timely and worth consideration.
What are the pro and con arguments about the problem? Refer to ethical concepts, theories and principles in your book.
What is your position on this problem and why? How do you think it could be resolved?
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** View the Video Below & Answer Question 7**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gE4ef0yQZRU&feature=youtu.be
Question 7: Reflection: After viewing the “Unusual Support Group” material, why is it that infection rates went up AFTER better sanitation? If Polio had infected the human population for centuries and only a small percentage has long-lasting damage, why were we so determined to “fight” this infection and eradicate it?