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Im studying for my Marketing class and dont understand how to answer this. Can you help me study? 1) Describe how the Persuasion Knowledge Model can influence your buying decisions.2) Provide some examples of products and services that you have purchased and you could recall being given a hard sell and a soft sell approach. Describe your reactions to these different approaches
Refer to the graphic (13.1) and explanations in Ch. 13 of New Products Management and/or the Ch. 13 presentation. The chapter can be found in this week’s Required Learning Activities folder.Select one of the six benefits of design:Create an Easelly infographic that illustrates the design benefit you have chosen.Refer to the instructions for creating an infographic provided in the Wk 4 Discussion 1.
I need support with this Business question so I can learn better. Having watched Rediscovering Personal Networking in this week’s module, what do you think about his PEEC Model? Using his ‘5 reasons that people network,’ give an example of something that you might want to use this model for in the near future. This is the link for the video:
Create a network drawing, specific to NetWay Corporation, listing the networks topology including any necessary hardware. Your drawing must be detailed enough and show how the topology is interconnected. Viewing this diagram should give the reader detailed understanding about the NetWay network environment including devices and device locations.Please provide the overview of the diagram and explain what specification would be good for setup.
Your research paper will cover a brief discussion on the security of the Internet of Things (IoT) .Describe what IoT is; what are some of the security risks and issues with IoT devices; what steps can be taken to mitigate these risks?Minimum standards for an acceptable paper are as follows:The paper must be written in APA format.The minimum length of the discussion is 3 pages.
Question 1
The Monroe Doctrine stipulates:
America for the Americans, no further European intervention unless is done in existing European colonies in the Americas.
A part of US Foreign policy under the Good Neighbor policy.
Teddy Roosevelt’s idea of American Imperialism
Commercial trade doctrine between the United States, Great Britain, and Latin America.
Question 2
The Corollary to the Monroe Doctrine, or Roosevelt’s Corollary, represents an expansion of the Monroe Doctrine. The corollary stated:
“…that not only were the nations of the Western Hemisphere not open to colonization by European powers, but that the United States had the responsibility to preserve order and protect life and property in those countries, and thus justifying US intervention in the region.”
“…it represents an addendum to the Monroe Doctrine added in 1905.”
“…favors European intervention in the Western Hemisphere.”
“…nations in the Western Hemisphere are to engage in trade exclusively with the United States.”
Question 3
The Dirty War was a period of state sponsored terrorism present in the 1970s in Latin America. This state terrorism had one objective in mind:
The eradication of political dissidence.
A general support to leftist movements by authorities.
Incorporate urban and rural leftist guerrilla movements to mainstream society.
Provide military training to dissident groups.
Question 4
During the Progressive Era, working woman immigrant and native, working class and professional became a symbol of female emancipation. In her influential book Women and Economics, Charlotte Perkins Gilman wrote that a growing number of younger women desired a lifelong career. What was Perkins Gillmans main argument?
Women were fulfilled with their assigned role of house service.
Women experienced not fulfillment but oppression, and the housewife was an unproductive parasite, little more than a servant to her husband and children.
Women were satisfied with the prevailing gender norms.
The prevailing gender norms made women capable of contributing to society and enjoy freedom.
Question 5
According to lecture, one of the reasons that led to the Revolution in Mexico in 1910 was:
The inclusion of the Mexican middle class in the political process.
Concessions made by the Porfirian elite to the middle class in Mexico.
An alliance forged between the middle class and the Mexican elite.
Politics of exclusion.
Question 6
Formed in 1905, the Industrial Workers of the World (IWW) sought to mobilize the immigrant factory labor force, migrant timber and agricultural workers, women, blacks, and even the despised Chinese. In addition to organizing labor in an intersectional fashion, what other factor attracted the attention to the IWW?
Their battle for freedom of speech.
Their songs denouncing unfair labor practices.
Their alliance with big business.
Their support of skilled industrial and craft laborers, nearly all of them white.
Question 7
During the Progressive Era, Carlos Montezuma became an outspoken critic of federal Indian policy. What is Montezumas main argument in his article What Indians Must Do, published in the Society of American Indians?
Montezuma condemned federal paternalism toward the Indians and called for the abolition of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.
Montezumas writing had a tremendous influence at the time on government policy.
Montezuma praised federal paternalism toward Indians.
Montezuma supported the transformation of communal landholdings on reservations into family farms.
Question 8
Throughout the 20th century, every single Latin American nation was ruled by a military regime, with the exception of one country:
Costa Rica
Colombia
Mexico
Chile
Question 9
By the 1950s, much of the promise of development and democracy seemed hollow. If reform was not successful in addressing Latin Americas problems, what option was followed by five nations?
Continue to rely on US economic and political dependency.
Populism.
Military regimes.
Revolutionary Option
Question 10
What are the four stages of social movements?
Emergence, coalescence, bureaucratization, decline.
Repression co-option, success, failure.
Clandestinely, underground, implicit, mainstream.
Development, diversification, stagnation, boom.
Question 11
In the study of people across time, professionals often times employ a periodic approach over a thematic approach. In studying history by periods, we get a false sense of terminality. The alternative to this false sense of terminality is the thematic approach of changes and continuities. What is the advantage of studying history through the theme of changes and continuities?
The theme of changes and continuities makes history easier to understand, since time is treated in a linear fashion, not in a circular manner.
By studying history in a thematic approach, we get a better sense of how people fare across time and get a better sense of what conditions have really changed, or if exploitative conditions continue to be the same as in the past.
Thematic approach gives historians a better understanding on how to prevent making the same mistakes from the past.
Thematic approach allows historians to better predict the future.
Question 12
Founded in 1969, the Weather Underground Organization operated in a clandestine fashion for almost 11 years. What was the goal of this organization?
The violent overthrow of the US government and the substitution of the capitalist system with a more humane one.
Work with representatives of the US government to reform the capitalist system.
Change the US system through a reformist agenda.
A state sponsored leftist organization to overthrow the US government.
Question 13
The Weather Underground, initially the Weatherman and eventually the Weather Underground Organization (WUO), took its name from a popular Bob Dylan song and grew out of Students for a Democratic Society (SDS), the biggest and most organized representation of radical white youth of the 1960s. Inspired by the Civil Rights Movement, Black Power Movements, and counting as their heroes the Black Panther Party for Self Defense, the WOU say one action as a way to express its solidarity with the Third World, within and outside the United States, and that action is:
Vietnam War.
Peace Movement.
Clandestine operations/operating underground.
Infiltration of law enforcement and governmental agencies.
Question 14
According to the Subcommittee hearing to investigate the administration of the Internal Security Act of the Committee of the Judiciary, what was the name of the WOUs political manifesto?
Guerrilla Warfare.
The Communist Manifesto.
Prairie Fire.
Das Kapital.
Question 15
The term feminism entered the political vocabulary for the first time in the years before World War I. It expressed not only traditional demands, but also a quest for free sexual expression and reproductive choice as essential to womens emancipation. Who was responsible for placing the issue of birth control at the heart of the new feminism?
Margaret Thatcher.
Simone de Beauvoir.
Margaret Sanger.
Gloria Steinem.
Question 16
During the Progressive Era, members of the press who investigated corruption to expose problems to the American people, thus prompting serious reforms in many areas. These investigative journalists are known as:
Muddrakers.
Muckrakers.
Middlerakers
Moshrakers.
Question 17
The Progressive Era saw important advancements in civic engagement. One example is the work of Ida B. Wells. What important role did she play during this period?
Provided statistics on the lynching of African Americans, allowing the NAACP to join in the fight for federal anti-lynching legislation.
Created a database to track down instances of institutional racism.
Created a commission for peace and reconciliation in the South.
Compiled statistics on the need to provide restitution to the descendants of former slaves.
Question 18
During the Progressive Era, an Americanization campaign was launched. What was the purpose of this Americanization campaign?
The need to create a more homogeneous national culture.
The concept of the melting pot was used to quickly assimilate and Americanize as many recently arrived immigrants.
A monolingual approach (English only) was used to accomplish assimilation.
All of the above
Question 19
Dorothy Counts and Ruby Bridges are best remembered for being the first individuals to carry out the basic tenet of the landmark Supreme Court decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
Integration.
Segregation.
Separate but equal doctrine.
Equal protection test.
Question 20
The Harlem Hellfighters and the Tuskegee Red-Tail Angels are two prime examples of not only the contradictions of being an American, but also of blatant racial segregation. Regarded as one of the worst decisions in U. S. Supreme Court history, it established the separate but equal doctrine.
Dred Scott v. Sanford.
Plessy v. Ferguson.
Korematsu v. United States.
Loving v. Virginia.
Includes:
SCI 256 Week 1 Individual Assignment Environmental Science Worksheet
SCI 256 Week 1 DQ 1
SCI 256 Week 1 DQ 2
SCI 256 Week 1 DQ 3
SCI 256 Week 1 DQ 4
SCI 256 Week 2 Learning Team Assignment Natural Resources and Energy Team Paper Plan
SCI 256 Week 2 Individual Assignment Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change
SCI 256 Week 2 DQ 1
SCI 256 Week 2 DQ 2
SCI 256 Week 2 DQ 3
SCI 256 Week 3 Learning Team Assignment Natural Resources and Energy Paper
SCI 256 Week 3 DQ 1
SCI 256 Week 3 DQ 2
SCI 256 Week 3 DQ 3
SCI 256 Week 3 DQ 4
SCI 256 Week 4 Individual Assignment Environmental Pollution Outline
SCI 256 Week 4 Individual Assignment Environmental Pollution
SCI 256 Week 4 DQ 1
SCI 256 Week 4 DQ 2
SCI 256 Week 4 DQ 3
SCI 256 Week 4 DQ 4
SCI 256 Week 5 Learning Team Assignment Economic Analysis Presentation
SCI 256 Week 5 DQ 1
SCI 256 Week 5 DQ 2
Also Includes SCI 256 FINAL EXAM
Detailed Description:
Week One
Environmental Science
Describe the historical development of the environmental movement.
Identify human population impacts on the environment.
Explain how principles of system theory apply to the Earth as a living system.
Course Assignments
Readings
Read Ch. 14 of the text.
Review animation and video clip resources available for these chapters.
Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
Nongraded Activities and Preparation
Become familiar with WileyPlus, an interactive supplemental Web site designed to provide thechapter readings for this course. In addition to the readings, WileyPlus provides additional resources such as video clips, animations, interactive activities, and so forth, to help clarify the concepts covered in this course. The links to WileyPlus are available on the weekly course pages.
Individual Assignment: Environmental Science Worksheet
Complete the worksheet found in Week One on the student Web site.
Discussion Questions
In your opinion, what are the benefits and constraints of using the scientific method to analyze environmental decisions?
In your opinion, why is it significant to think about the age composition of a human population?
Why is it difficult to calculate the increase of the human population?
What is an example of a J-curve population in nature? Explain.
What are some social, economic, aesthetics, and ethical issues involved in a current environmental controversy? Explain.
What is zero population growth? Is this a reasonable and attainable goal for the global human population?
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Week Two
Ecosystem Structure, Function, and Change
Describe structural and functional dynamics of ecosystems.
Identify how humans affect biogeochemical cycles.
Explain how knowledge about ecosystem structure and function can be applied to ecosystem management and restoration.
Course Assignments
Readings
Read Ch. 56 & 910 of the text.
Review animation and video clip resources available for these chapters.
Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
Individual Assignment: Biotic Components Paper
Select a representative natural ecosystem in your area such as preserves or parks that aremanaged for native species.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper explaining:
o The major structural and functional dynamics (processes) of that ecosystem including changeover time
oHow humans may have affected biogeochemical cycles in that ecosystem
How knowledge about that ecosystems structure and function can help or has helped to develop plans for its management and restoration
Include two outside references.
Format your paper according to APA standards.
Discussion Questions
Identify a natural ecosystem in which you live or one near to where you live? How does this ecosystem support you? At what tropic level are you? Why?
Why can it be difficult to identify the boundaries of an ecosystem? How can environmental scientists resolve this boundary issue when studying an ecosystem?
Why is understanding biogeochemical cycles important to environmental science? Provide an example.
What are the similarities and differences between an ecosystem and an ecological community? How does this apply to your community?
Because ecosystems change and may recover naturally from disturbance over time, what factors affect decisions about whether human intervention is needed to help ecosystem recovery? Provide examples.
What are some human impacts on the natural cycling process of ecosystems in your community?
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Week Three
Natural Resource and Energy
Identify impacts to ecosystems and wild species from a growing human population.
Compare benefits and risks associated with use of nonrenewable and renewable energy resources.
Identify management practices for sustainability and conservation of natural resources.
Course Assignments
Readings
Read Ch. 1114 & 1720 of the text.
Review animation and video clip resources available for these chapters.
Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
Paper Assignment: Natural Resources and Energy Paper
Write a 1,400- to 1,750-word paper on natural resources and energy. Include the following:
o Choose a specific ecosystem, such as a forest, a grassland, or a marine or freshwater aquatic
ecosystem.
oIdentify and discuss the effects that a growing human population may have on that ecosystems resources, including loss or harm to populations of wild species.
Discuss one management practice for sustainability and conservation of natural resources in that ecosystem.
Identify the risks and benefits of extracting or using one type of nonrenewable and one type of renewable energy resource from that ecosystem, or in areas near that ecosystem.
Include two outside references.
Format your paper according to APA standards.
Discussion Questions
In your community, what aspects of suburban sprawl and urban blight are evident? Identify how the effects from these might be alleviated.
Is your community people- or car-oriented? Why or why not? How does that affect energy use and sustainability of your community?
Are there personal impacts of having more biodiversity or less biodiversity in your community? Explain.
What is one major cause of present-day species extinction? Explain how this extinction came about and what could have been done to prevent it.
What are the advantages and disadvantages of soft-path energy development compared to hard-path energy development?
Week Four
Environmental Pollution
Describe water management and its effects on the environment.
Identify potential impacts of environmental pollution to human and ecosystem health.
Identify causes of pollution and its treatments.
Explain the causes and effects of global warming.
Course Assignments
Readings
Read Ch. 2125 of the text.
Review animation and video clip resources available for these chapters.
Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
Final Project Instructions
Begin Economic Analysis Presentation due in Week Five.
Individual Assignment: Environmental Pollution Outline
View the simulation Managing Environmental Concerns and Resources found in Week Four of thestudent Web site in preparation to complete the outline.
Complete the Environmental Pollution Outline found in Week Four on the student Web site.
Discussion Questions
In-stream use is a controversial issue. What is your opinion on in-stream use and defend your stance?
How could your community better manage its water resources?
What is one way natural ecosystems can perform wastewater treatment? Explain.
How is the London 1952 fog event similar/different to the smog problem in the Los Angeles basin?
What are some of the causes of both indoor and outdoor air pollution where you live, work, or attend school? How does this affect that environment?
Why do you feel there is debate about policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions? How can science help resolve the debate?
Week Five
Environmental Economics, Policies, and Choices
Perform an economic analysis of environmental issues.
Analyze the role of global, national, and regional policies and decisions on environmental issues.
Course Assignments
Readings
Read Ch. 2729 of the text.
Review animation and video clip resources available for these chapters.
Read this weeks Electronic Reserve Readings.
Individual Assignment: Final Examination
Prepare to take final examination.
Final Assignment: Economic Analysis Presentation
Perform an economic analysis on an assigned environmental issue in the world today.(Check with your instructor to make sure the topic is appropriate for this assignment.)
Prepare a 15- to 20-minute oral presentation accompanied by 10 to 15 Microsoft®PowerPoint®slides. (Online Campus students must submit a 10 to 15 slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speakers notes). Include the following:
o Importance of economic analysis
o Description (general overview) of the assigned environmental issue o Economic analysis of the environmental issue
Costs
Benefits
Risks
Limitations
Problems
How economic analysis can be used to determine the most effective and economical regulations or policies (see Ch. 28 of the text) to help solve the environmental concern
Include two other resources aside from the textbook.
Discussion Questions
Who should manage the natural resources: legislature, public, scientists, special interest groups, and why?
What is an environmental issue in your local area that has been supported by a local conservation group? Explain the issue.
How have environmental regulations implemented by local politicians affected your daily life? Provide an example.
What has been the media coverage of a local environmental issue? Explain.
What are some of the federally funded environmental management projects being completed by Civilian Conservation Corps, U.S Army Corps of Engineers, Bureau of Land Management, U.S. National Forest Service that have been completed in your area? Provide a summary of the project.
ECON 312 Principles of Economics
Week 1
Week 1 Quiz Set 1
(TCO 1) The general concern of economics is with the study of the
(TCO 1) The term scarcity in economics refers to the fact that
(TCO 1) Are the goods that businesses offer for “free” to consumers also free to society?
(TCO 1) Which is considered to be an economic resource by economists?
(TCO 1) If an economy is producing at a point inside a production possibilities curve, then
(TCO 1) Which would not be characteristic of a capitalist economy?
(TCO 1) The term dollar votes means
(TCO 1) The circular flow model
(TCO 1) In a market system, well-defined property rights are important because they
(TCO 1) Which is necessary to make a trade in a barter economy?
(TCO 1) Tammie makes $150 a day as a bank clerk. She takes off two days of work without pay to fly to another city to attend the concert of her favorite music group. The cost of transportation for the trip is $250. The cost of the concert ticket is $50. What is the opportunity cost of Tammies trip to the concert? Show your calculations
(TCO 1) Identify some intrinsic qualities of capitalist and command economic systems. Identify two countries that practice each.
Week 1 Quiz Set 2
(TCO 2) A demand curve
(TCO 2) In the past few years, the demand for donuts has greatly increased. This increase in demand might best be explained by
(TCO 2) Which of the following is most likely to be an inferior good?
(TCO 2) The demand curve for a product might shift as the result of a change in
(TCO 2) The supply curve shows the relationship between
(TCO 2) If the demand for product X is inelastic, a 4% increase in the price of X will
(TCO 2) If the price of hand calculators falls from $10 to $9 and, as a result, the quantity demanded increases from 100 to 125, then
(TCO 2) If quantity demanded is completely unresponsive to price
(TCO 2) The state legislature has cut Gigantic State University’s appropriations. GSU’s Board of Regents decides to increase tuition fees to compensate for the loss of revenue. The board is assuming that the
(TCO 2) The more time consumers have to adjust to a change in price
(TCO 2) What is the Law of Demand? Why does the demand curve slope downwards?
(TCO 2) Suppose the price of widgets rises from $7 to $9 and consumption of widgets falls from 25 widgets a month to 15 widgets. Calculate your price elasticity of demand of widgets. What can you say about your price elasticity of demand of widgets? Is it Elastic, Inelastic, or Unitary Elastic? Why? Use the Midpoint formula and please show your work.
Week 2
Week 2 Quiz
(TCO 2) Economists use the term “demand” to refer to
(TCO 2) Which of the following would not shift the demand curve for beef?
(TCO 2) Which of the following is most likely to be an inferior good?
(TCO 2) Which of the following would mostly likely increase the demand for gasoline?
(TCO 2) The supply curve shows the relationship between
(TCO 2) The price elasticity of demand is generally
(TCO 2) Suppose the price of local cable TV service increased from $16.20 to $19.80, and as a result, the number of cable subscribers decreased from 224,000 to 176,000. Use the Midpoint formula to find the answer. Along this portion of the demand curve, price elasticity of demand is
(TCO 2) A firm can sell as much as it wants at a constant price. Demand is thus
(TCO 2) The demand schedules for such products as eggs, bread, and electricity tend to be
(TCO 2) The demand for autos is likely to be
(TCO 2) What is the Law of Supply? Why does the supply curve slope upwards?
(TCO 2) Suppose the price of widgets falls from $7 to $5 and consumption of widgets rises from 15 widgets a month to 25 widgets. Calculate your price elasticity of demand of widgets. What can you say about your price elasticity of demand of widgets? Is it Elastic, Inelastic, or Unitary Elastic? Why? Use the Midpoint formula and please show your work.
Week 3
Week 3 Quiz Set 1
(TCO 3) Which of the following constitutes an implicit cost to the Johnston Manufacturing Company?
(TCO 3) To economists, the main difference between the short run and the long run is that
(TCO 3) Which of the following industries most closely approximates pure competition?
(TCO 3) Which of the following statements applies to a purely competitive producer?
(TCO 3) Which of the following is correct?
(TCO 3) Barriers to entering an industry
(TCO 3) The restaurant, legal assistance, and clothing industries are each illustrations of
(TCO 3) Use your basic knowledge and your understanding of market structures to answer this question. Which of the following companies most closely approximates a monopolistic competitor?
(TCO 3) Use your basic knowledge and your understanding of market structures to answer this question. Which of the following companies most closely approximates a differentiated oligopolist in a highly concentrated industry?
(TCO 3) If the four-firm concentration ratio for industry X is 80
(TCO 3) What is the LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS, and why is this law considered a short-run phenomenon?
(TCO 3) Identify the primary characteristics of monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Give examples of each.
Week 3 Quiz Set 2
(TCO 3) Economic profits are calculated by subtracting
(TCO 3) To economists, the main difference between the short run and the long run is that
(TCO 3) Economists would describe the U.S. automobile industry as
(TCO 3) A purely competitive seller is
(TCO 3) Which of the following is correct?
(TCO 3) Confronted with the same unit cost data, a monopolistic producer will charge
(TCO 3) Monopolistic competition means
(TCO 3) Product variety is likely to be greater in
(TCO 3) Which of the following is the best example of oligopoly?
(TCO 3) Concentration ratios measure the
(TCO 3) What is the LAW OF DIMINISHING RETURNS, and why is this law considered a short-run phenomenon?
(TCO 3) Identify the primary characteristics of monopolistic competition and oligopoly. Give examples of each.
Week 5
Week 5 Quiz Set 1
(TCO 6) Fiscal policy refers to the
(TCO 6) Suppose that the economy is in the midst of a recession. Which of the following policies would most likely end the recession and stimulate output growth?
(TCO 6) The crowding-out effect of expansionary fiscal policy suggests that
(TCO 5) Which of the following would not shift the aggregate supply curve?
(TCO 6) Other things equal, a reduction in personal and business taxes can be expected to
(TCO 6) The MPC can be defined as that fraction of a
(TCO 6) Dissaving means
(TCO 5) Refer to the graph. Which of the following factors will shift AD1 to AD3?
(TCO 6) The multiplier is
(TCO 5) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 was implemented primarily to
(TCO 5) What effect would each of the following have on aggregate demand or aggregate
(TCO 6) Why do some economists believe that tax cuts are critical to help revive an economy experiencing a recession?
Week 5 Quiz Set 2
(TCO 6) Expansionary fiscal policy is so named because it
(TCO 6) An economist who favors smaller government would recommend
(TCO 6) The lag between the time and the need for fiscal action is recognized and the time the action is taken is referred to as the
(TCO 5) The determinants of aggregate supply
(TCO 6) Other things equal, a reduction in personal and business taxes can be expected to
(TCO 6) The MPC can be defined as that fraction of a
(TCO 6) The size of the MPC is assumed to be
(TCO 5) Refer to the graph. Which of the following factors will shift AD1 to AD3?
(TCO 6) The multiplier can be calculated as:
(TCO 5) The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009
(TCO 5) What effect would each of the following have on aggregate demand or aggregate supply? Explain. a. A reduction in personal income tax. b. An increase in payroll taxes paid by the employer
(TCO 6) Why do some economists believe that tax cuts are critical to help revive an economy experiencing a recession?
Week 6
Week 6 Quiz
(TCO 7) If you write a check on a bank to purchase a used Honda Civic, you are using money primarily as
(TCO 7) The amount of money reported as M2
(TCO 7) Answer the question on the basis of the following list of assets:
(TCO 7) Assume Company X deposits $100,000 in cash in Commercial Bank A. If no excess reserves exist at the time this deposit is made and the reserve ratio is 20 percent, Bank A, by itself, can initially increase the money supply by a maximum of
(TCO 7) A bank temporarily short of required reserves may be able to remedy this situation by
(TCO 7) Which of the following is correct?
(TCO 7) The asset demand for money
(TCO 7) If the quantity of money demanded exceeds the quantity supplied
(TCO 7) Which of the following is not a tool of monetary policy?
(TCO 7) In the latter end of 2001 the Fed cut the federal funds rate several times. The Fed’s purpose was to
(TCO 7) Explain what is meant by fractional reserve banking. Relate this to money creation and risk to the bank.
(TCO 7) Identify the four major instruments of monetary policy.
Week 7
Week 7 Quiz
(TCO 8) Specialization and trade between individuals or between nations lead to:
(TCO 8) Suppose the United States sets a limit on the number of tons of sugar that can be imported each year. This is an example of a(n)
(TCO 9) Which of the following is not included in the current account of a nation’s balance of payments?
(TCO 9) If the dollar price of the yen rises, then
(TCO 9) In recent years, the United States has had large
(TCO 9) Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following table which indicates the dollar price of libras, the currency used in the hypothetical nation of Libra. Assume that a system of freely floating exchange rates is in place.
(TCO 8) The primary gain from international trade is
(TCO 8) Refer to the graphs below. Stanville has a comparative advantage in producing
(TCO 9) The Group of Eight (G8) Nations which periodically have jointly intervened to influence the value of the dollar include
(TCO 8) As a percentage of GDP, U.S. exports are
(TCO 8 and 10) Explain some of problems with the argument that trade protection is needed to protect American jobs.
(TCO 9) What are the economic effects of a depreciation of the US dollar on US trade balances?
(TCO 8) The United States’ most important trading partner quantitatively is
(TCO 8) Suppose the United States sets a limit on the number of tons of sugar that can be imported each year. This is an example of a(n)
(TCO 9) Which of the following is not included in the current account of a nation’s balance of payments?
(TCO 9) If the dollar price of the yen rises, then
(TCO 9) In terms of individual nations, the largest U.S. trade deficit is with
(TCO 9) Answer the next question(s) on the basis of the following table which indicates the dollar price of libras, the currency used in the hypothetical nation of Libra. Assume that a system of freely floating exchange rates is in place.
(TCO 8) Other things equal, economists would prefer
(TCO 8) Refer to the graphs below. Stanville has a comparative advantage in producing
(TCO 9) Suppose the G8 Nations decide that the dollar is too strong (high in value) relative to the yen. These nations might
(TCO 8) Which country has the largest share of total world exports?
(TCO 8 and 10) Evaluate this argument for a trade barrier: The U.S. needs protection from cheap foreign labor. Include some reasons why this might be an invalid statement.
(TCO 9) What effect might the depreciation of the U.S. dollar relative to the Japanese yen have on imports and exports to and from each country?
Please reply to the following discussion with one reference. Participate in the discussion by asking a question, providing a statement of clarification, providing a point of view with a rationale, challenging an aspect of the discussion, or indicating a relationship between two or more lines of reasoning in the discussion. Cite resources in your responses to other classmates.
CH Discussion:
What evidence-based information will you provide to Ms. Martin regarding her concerns of HRT? Discuss the advantages and risks associated with HRT.
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is the administration of synthetic estrogen and progesterone to replace depleting levels of hormones in menopausal women (Martin & Barbieri, 2018). HRT play an important role in the management of hot flashes, vaginal atrophy, and, the mood lability that many women experience during the menopausal transition. The most recent clinical practice guideline published by the Endocrine Society presents the approach HRT treatment is based on calculating a woman’s baseline cardiovascular and breast cancer risks before therapy starts. Like most other guidelines, the Endocrine Society suggests that HRT is only used for the management of menopausal symptoms, but not for the prevention of osteoporosis, dementia and/or cardiovascular disease. The optimum time to start hormone replacement therapy is before 60 years of age or within the first 10 years after menopause. Use the lowest possible dosage of HRT for the shortest possible time to achieve symptom alleviation. HRT includes estrogen therapy alone and combined estrogen and progestin therapy. Estrogen therapy alone is reserved for patients who does not have uterus and combine estrogen progestin therapy for women who has a uterus. The benefits of HRT in menopausal women are to relieve vasomotor symptoms of hot flashes, night sweat, vaginal dryness, to reduce urogenital symptoms such as urinary frequency, dyspareunia and urgency, to prevent bone loss and to reduce the risk of colon cancer (Fait, 2019). The risks of HRT include weight gain, endometrial hyperplasia, endometrial cancer, ovarian cancer breast cancer, heart attack, stroke, DVT, and gallbladder diseases (Fait,2019).
What are your recommendations for Ms. Martin? Will you recommend continuing or discontinuing HRT and why?
The use of HRT should be a personalized decision with discussion regarding the balance of potential risks and benefits as individualized to that womans health circumstances (Newsome, 2016). I would perform a thorough history in physical especially a gynecological and sexual history and take into consideration the important factors including her age, health history, family medical history, type and timing of menopause, impact of symptoms on quality of life, and her personal preferences. I would provide Ms. Martin all available up to date evidence-based information regarding HRT including the benefits, risks, contraindication, of continuing, lowering, tapering and/or discontinuing the therapy. I would also counsel her in detail alternative nonhormonal options including lifestyle modifications, herbal supplements, mind-body techniques, and nonhormonal prescriptions. I would work and weigh the possible risks and benefits with her to find the best realistic plan for her based on the clinical findings and her individual needs.
What alternative treatments for menopausal symptoms will you discuss with Ms. Martin?
· Pharmacological therapy:
Low doses of antidepressant SSRIs for mood swings and depression (Newsome, 2016).
For vaginal dryness: Low-dose vaginal estrogen cream, tablet, or ring which are absorbed very small into the bloodstream, so the chance of health problems is much lower than with estrogen pills.
Water- or silicone-based vaginal lubricants before sex to reduce discomfort.
· Non-pharmacological therapy: exercising daily, increasing fluid intake, dinking cool drinks, avoiding spicy food, coffee and alcohol, plenty of sleep, and stress management such as relaxation, breathing techniques, yoga, and tai chi (Newsome, 2016).
Discuss the recommended screening tests, using the latest evidence based guidelines that Ms. Martin should have.
Ms. Martins last mammogram was 2 years ago, and last pap-smear was 5 years ago. Based on the latest evidence guidelines of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, she should have cervical cytology, mammography, diabetes, lipid profile, TSH, colonoscopy, bone mineral density and genetic testing. Also, she should be screened for nutrition, abuse/neglect, sexual practices, STD s, tuberculosis skin testing and urinary and fecal incontinence (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, 2017).
What health promotion, maintenance, and prevention education would be important to provide to Ms. Martin?
The importance education I would provide to Ms. Martin:
NutritionEating a healthy balanced diet with adequate calcium and vitamin D help maintain to help her stay healthy and strong bones (The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist, 2017)
Exerciseregular exercise decreases bone loss and improves wellbeing. Weight-bearing exercise, such as walking, exercise band, or handheld weights can help strengthens muscles and keep bones strong. With her age, balance training such as yoga and Tai chi is highly recommended to avoid fall which may lead to broken bones.
Routine health care— includes annual physical exam, test, well women exam, dental checkups and eye exams. Routine health care visits can help detect problems early and prevent further chronic and complicated disease (ACOG, 2017).
References
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist [ACOG]. (2017). Laboratory and other tests. Retrieved from https://www.acog.org/About-ACOG/ACOG-Departments/AnnualWomens-Health-Care/Well-Woman-Recommendations/Laboratory-Testing-Ages-40-64-Years
The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologist [ACOG]. (2017). The menopause years. Retrieved from https://www.acog.org/Patients/FAQs/The-Menopause-Years#hormone
Fait, T. (2019). Menopause hormone therapy: Latest developments and clinical practice. Drugs in Context 1(8). doi: 10.7573/dic.212551
Newsome, L. (2016). Best practice for HRT: Unpicking the evidence. British Journal of General Practice 66(653). doi: 10.3399/bjgp16X687097
Question 18 of 25
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A popular retail store knows that the purchase amounts by its customers is a random variable that follows a normal distribution with a mean of $30 and a standard deviation of $9.
What are the two dollar amounts, equidistant from the mean of $30, such that 98% of all customer purchases are between these values? Place your answers in the blanks provided. Do not include a dollar sign. For example, 14.25 would be a legitimate entry.
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Question 19 of 25
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Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random.
Find the probability that the mean of the sample is between $445 and $455. Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.2345 would be a legitimate entry.
Question 20 of 25
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Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random.
Find the mean of the sampling distribution of the means of average weekly earnings for samples of size 100. Place your answer in the blank. Do not include a dollar sign. For example, 123 would be a legitimate entry.
Question 21 of 25
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A popular retail store knows that the purchase amounts by its customers is a random variable that follows a normal distribution with a mean of $30 and a standard deviation of $9.
What is the probability that a randomly selected customer will spend less than $15 at this store? Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.3456 would be a legitimate entry.
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A set of final exam scores in an organic chemistry course was found to be normally distributed, with a mean of 73 and a standard deviation of 8.
What is the probability of getting a score of 68 or less on this exam? Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places in the blank. For example, 0.3456 would be a legitimate entry.
Question 23 of 25
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Suppose that the average weekly earnings for employees in general automotive repair shops is $450, and that the standard deviation for the weekly earnings for such employees is $50. A sample of 100 such employees is selected at random.
Find probability that the mean of the sample is less than $445. Place your answer, rounded to 4 decimal places, in the blank. For example, 0.2345 would be a legitimate entry.