Describe the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic storage, optical storage, and solid state storage using criteria such as versatility, durability, capacity, access time, and transfer rate.

Unit I Essay Your paper should be at least three pages in length, double-spaced. Format your paper using APA style guidelines. Use your own words and include citations and references as needed to avoid plagiarism. You are required to use your textbook (New Perspectives on Computer Concepts, 2014, June Jamrich and Dan Oja) and another scholarly source as a reference. The title and reference pages do not count towards the minimum page requirement. Your essay needs to address the following:
1. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of magnetic storage, optical storage, and solid state storage using criteria such as versatility, durability, capacity, access time, and transfer rate.
2. Briefly describe what a microprocessor is and explain its relationship to software.
3. List the four types of memory and briefly describe how each one works.
4. Describe the differences between a computer program, system software, operating system, and application software. Give examples of each type.
 5. Finally, wrap up your paper with a discussion on the significance of digitization and its impact on the digital revolution in reference to data representation, processing, and security.
 
 

1. Discuss how health policy initiatives are used to guide and direct your clinical practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse.

1. Discuss how health policy initiatives are used to guide and direct your clinical practice as an Advanced Practice Nurse.
2. Please locate the Medicaid eligibility criteria for 3 different states. Compare and contrast the eligibility criteria, then discuss the implications of the criteria for people in each state.

You can earn a bonus of up to 5% on your final course grade for performing non-linear regression analysis (symbolic regression) on your data set using Eureqa Desktop software. Compare and contrast your multiple linear regression model to your symbolic regression model. Which model makes the most sense based on the data? Why?

Instructions for the Final Project
 
Data Analysis using Multiple Linear Regression
 
1. Ideally you should analyze a data set collected by you that is important for your own interests and passions. If such a set is not available, see if you can borrow a data set from your friends, advisers, web pages, or research papers, etc. (but not from our textbook). If you borrow a data set, you should clearly specify its origin. Do not use any data sets used in the class. But do not make up your own data set.
 
2. The data set must have at least 30 observations and at least three predictor variables.
If you can have more predictors, it is better.
 
3. Write a short description of the data and how it is collected. Also write down any
background information that may be important for analysis.
 
4. While analyzing the data, look at all aspects of the model building (or selection) and
do hypothesis testing regarding what will make sense for that data set. Approach the
problem in a step-by-step way.
 
5. At every step clearly state what you are going to do and interpret the result properly.
 
6. Grading will not depend on the final result, but on your approach to the problem. If it turns out that none of the predictors is important for explanation of the response, do not worry. If you have looked at the problem carefully, have done all that you are able to do but are unable to get a good result, you can still get an excellent grade.
 
7. Bonus: You can earn a bonus of up to 5% on your final course grade for performing non-linear regression analysis (symbolic regression) on your data set using Eureqa Desktop software. Compare and contrast your multiple linear regression model to your symbolic regression model. Which model makes the most sense based on the data? Why?
 
Symbolic Regression (SR) is a relative newcomer to statistical model building, having its roots in Genetic Programming algorithms. SR can be summarized as an algorithm for automated generation of mathematical expressions in the form of Y=f(x) to fit a set of data. Model fitness can be evaluated with common statistics like Absolute Error, R2, PRESS, and Mallow’s Cp that are already familiar to statistics practitioners. The advantage computer assisted SR offers over standard regression methods like multiple linear regression is that the computers can run a search process of potential models while simultaneously evaluating each of them in multiple criteria with the aim of finding a model with satisfactory predictive accuracy (lower error is better) and low complexity (less variables are better). The inner workings of software with SR capabilities continue to mature with highly active industrial researchers in the Genetic Programming field reporting on improvements made to SR algorithms and implementation challenges particularly in the chemical industry.
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Write discussing prescription and nonprescription medications/therapies for the treatment of this disease. Discuss monitoring and identify significant adverse effects and drug-drug interactions, as well as desired outcomes of the pharmacological agents used in the treatment of the disease.

CHF-Congestive Heart Failure
 
Write discussing prescription and nonprescription medications/therapies for the treatment of this disease. Discuss monitoring and identify significant adverse effects and drug-drug interactions, as well as desired outcomes of the pharmacological agents used in the treatment of the disease. Determine an appropriate pharmaceutical treatment plan for the disease or condition. Incorporate considerations for various populations (geriatrics, pediatrics) depending on the disease you have selected.
You are required to cite three to five sources to complete this assignment. Sources must be published within the last 5 years and appropriate for the assignment criteria and nursing content.
Prepare this assignment according to the guidelines found in the APA Style Guide,

Analyze how golden age microbiologists performed experiments to observe, identify, culture and classify different microorganisms and their macromolecules.

Requirements
Answer the questions in the provided Microsoft PowerPoint document and save your responses. Provide resources in APA format to support your answers.
Outcomes
CO 1: Analyze how golden age microbiologists performed experiments to observe, identify, culture and classify different microorganisms and their macromolecules.
CO 2: Apply the concepts of genetics and genome in the study of microorganisms

You have been tasked with identifying health hazards associated with a          production line at a manufacturing facility.  Employees at the beginning of the  line use a solvent to  clean the         surface  of medium-size auto parts, and then  they place the parts on a  moving    line. As  the parts move along the line, an  employee sprays them with a         powder  coating,  and the parts move through an oven.  Another employee removes    the   parts from  the line and places them in slots in a  cart for       transporting   to   shipping.  You have been provided safety data sheets  for the solvent used for cleaning    the parts (attached) and the  powder coating that is  used (attached). Use the JHA form to  identify the potential     health  hazards  associated with the process. Attached is the  Basic Job  Hazard  Analysis form. You  will use the Basic  Hazard  Analysis  form to  enter  your  responses and to     answer  the four questions   listed below.   Please   upload  this  completed     document to your instructor  for  grading.   Prepare  a  two-page homework assignment summarizing your health  hazard        analysis and   answer these questions from the Basic  Job Hazard         Analysis  form.  What are the health       hazards associated  with  the operation?  What are  the primary  exposure  routes  associated with  each health                           hazard?  Are there  any  potential   acute or  chronic  health effects for any of                          the  health  hazards  you  identified? 

You have been tasked with identifying health hazards associated with a          production line at a manufacturing facility. 
Employees at the beginning of the  line use a solvent to  clean the         surface  of medium-size auto parts, and then  they place the parts on a  moving    line. As  the parts move along the line, an  employee sprays them with a         powder  coating,  and the parts move through an oven.  Another employee removes    the   parts from  the line and places them in slots in a  cart for       transporting   to   shipping. 
You have been provided safety data sheets  for the solvent used for cleaning    the parts (attached) and the  powder coating that is  used (attached). Use the JHA form to  identify the potential     health  hazards  associated with the process. Attached is the  Basic Job  Hazard  Analysis form. You  will use the Basic  Hazard  Analysis  form to  enter  your  responses and to     answer  the four questions   listed below.   Please   upload  this  completed     document to your instructor  for  grading.  
Prepare  a  two-page homework assignment summarizing your health  hazard        analysis and   answer these questions from the Basic  Job Hazard         Analysis  form. 

What are the health       hazards associated  with  the operation? 
What are  the primary  exposure  routes  associated with  each health                           hazard? 
Are there  any  potential   acute or  chronic  health effects for any of                          the  health  hazards  you  identified? 
Are  special hazards   associated  with any of the   health   hazards?                                     

You may  use the safety data sheets provided  above,   information from  the    OSHA or NIOSH  websites, or academic references from  the   Internet to answer     the questions.  Citations are not required for this   homework  assignment;      however you may want  to use them in order to answer the       questions.

 Choose a domestic public policy that has recently been implemented or changed. Which of the six stages of the policy making process was most significant in the development of the policy? Why was this stage more impactful than the other stages?   

 Choose a domestic public policy that has recently been implemented or changed. Which of the six stages of the policy making process was most significant in the development of the policy? Why was this stage more impactful than the other stages? 
 
Provide a current policy example, use the theories of politics (such as elite, group, or rational choice) to help explain the policy. Explain how the assumptions associated with these theories help explain the outcome.

In what ways does membership in a group change a person’s self-concept and social identity? Explain your answer.

Choose 1 question from the list below to answer. If you answer more than 1 question, you will receive extra credit.
In what ways does membership in a group change a person’s self-concept and social identity? Explain your answer.
What steps would you take if you were to base a self-esteem enrichment program in schools on the sociometer model of self-worth? Explain the steps.
What are the key ingredients to transforming a working group into a true team? Describe in detail.

Share an experience where you observed a child’s excitement and curiosity about something in their environment or an experience that you recall from your own childhood. How did you or the child act, behave, and interact? How can these “curiosity” behaviors inform teachers in planning science activities or inquiries? What questions could you ask to focus children on their curiosity?

 Your Journal entry must meet the minimum length requirement of a paragraph of approximatelyIt needs to be well written and clearly organized using standard English, characterized by strong writing style elements, and free from grammar, punctuation, usage, and spelling errors.
Share an experience where you observed a child’s excitement and curiosity about something in their environment or an experience that you recall from your own childhood. How did you or the child act, behave, and interact? How can these “curiosity” behaviors inform teachers in planning science activities or inquiries? What questions could you ask to focus children on their curiosity?
What is an activity related to one of the five science areas you could do to deepen child curiosity and extend their engagement in scientific inquiry? Name the science area and briefly describe the activity.

Case study: George and Ralph Tahashi are brothers that manage two different departments for the family business named Tahashi Technologies. Ralph is the newly appointed head of Technological development and is having transitional issues and conflict with his brother George. George is the manager of Product engineering. Ralph’s problem is that George is taking staff from his department and moving them into his own without prior approval rather than sourcing them from elsewhere. On the other hand, George feels that he is doing the right thing by taking staff from Ralph’s over staffed department. Fully explain any THREE (3) issues from the case that are a source of conflict for the parties involved

CASESTUDY-ConflictandNegotiationHW.docx

CASE STUDY – STOP STEALING MY STAFF

George and Ralph Tahashi are brothers that manage two different departments for the family business named Tahashi Technologies. Ralph is the newly appointed head of Technological development and is having transitional issues and conflict with his brother George. George is the manager of Product engineering. Ralph’s problem is that George is taking staff from his department and moving them into his own without prior approval rather than sourcing them from elsewhere. On the other hand, George feels that he is doing the right thing by taking staff from Ralph’s over staffed department. Fully explain any THREE (3) issues from the case that are a source of conflict for the parties involved
Ralph does not agree that his department is overstaffed but believes they will have adequate work in the near future based on projections. He feels that George is interfering with his duties while George is sure that Ralph would do well with a leaner workforce.
The situation is compounded by the fact that most of the people who work under Ralph are asking to be transferred because they feel underutilized, mainly because there are many of them and there is little work to be done. Personnel in his unit are dissatisfied with being there out of boredom, insecurity and feel as if their talents are not being utilized or developed which is demotivating on the job. Furthermore there is the perception that an oversupply of workers exists which is anticipated may lead to staff cuts which is fueling the insecurity which is not being addressed by Ralph. These employee concerns are making it easier for George to ‘poach’ them and have them shift departments.
The brothers have very different personalities and it shows in how they conduct day-to-day business at work. George is very assertive and ambitious, with great interpersonal skills. He is very confident in his abilities as a manager and sees Ralph as being incompetent. Ralph on the other hand comes out as a reserved, private person, who does not work well with big teams of people and finds it difficult to relate to others. Rather than sit and talk about the differences between them and try to find solutions that can for both of them, the brothers directly confronted each other in front of their director. They exchanged accusations and countered accusations without offering any meaningful opinion on how they might come to an agreeable solution. It should be noted however that prior to this confrontation, Ralph had been buried deep in his work, and he did not seem perturbed or bothered by George’s poaching activities that had been going on for some time. It is clear however that they did affect him though he chose to ignore the effect.
John, a company Director, has to help resolve the conflict between the two managers after they bitterly confront each other in his presence. Apart from George and Ralph’s viewpoints the Director also has to consider the opinion of staff member Henry who was recently replaced by Ralph. Henry’s opinion about the conflict is important since he is the Lab manager who was recently replaced by Ralph. Henry had the same problems with George that Ralph is currently experiencing, but he was able to take care of them without directly confronting George.
QUESTIONS
:

a. Fully explain any THREE (3) issues from the case that are a source of conflict for the parties involved.
(9 marks)

b. Using examples, name and illustrate TWO (2) conflict management styles that are evident in the case and comment on the degree to which they were effective or not.
(8 marks)

c. Justify what would have been the best conflict management style that could have been used to deal with the problem between Ralph and George.
(3 marks)

d. Identify and explain any 2 (two) issues/problems negotiators face which could negatively affect a negotiation and how they can be overcome?
(6 marks)

e. Discuss two (2) effective listening skills that negotiators use in conflict resolution.
(4 marks)