Eco 100 Week 3 Discussion and Response

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Watch this video, Revenue, Profits, and Price: Crash Course Economics #24, to help you prepare for this week’s discussion.

Reply to the following prompts by using the company for which you currently work, a business with which you’re familiar, or the dream business you want to start:

  • Do you think it’s easy for your selected business to enter this same industry?
  • What are some key fixed, variable, implicit, and/or opportunity costs?

Discuss with your peers:

  • Read one of your peer’s posts and share another idea for a type of cost.

First, you should explain why you think it is or not, easy for your selected business to enter this same industry

Second you should explain what some key fixed, variable, implicit, and/or opportunity costs are

When addressing the issues raised by this week’s discussion, keep in mind that fixed costs (FC) are costs that do not vary with the quantity produced and variable costs (VC) are costs that vary with the quantity produced. The variable costs change as output increases and represent additional labor and materials required to produce more units. Implicit costs represent the opportunity cost of using resources already owned by the firm. Explicit costs are out-of-pocket costs like payments that are actually made; for example, wages that a firm pays its employees or rent that a firm pays for its office are explicit costs. Often for small businesses, they are resources contributed by the owners; for example, working in the business while not getting a formal salary or using the ground floor of a home as a retail store.

Class: What is the difference between economic profit and accounting profit?

Project paper

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Your final report will consist of your project topic, external system analysis (i.e. Blog 2), set of user requirements (i.e. P2: Personas) and prototype with detailed. explanations for all design considerations. Design considerations should be informed by existing literature, whether the textbook or other resources. Your prototype should consist of a minimal of 3 system mock-ups with detailed descriptions for each.
Example: If I were to redesign my academic social network, SocialXYZ to be mobile friendly, I might showcase 3 distinct views of the new system including one for the homepage, another for the discussion board and a third for the profile since those feature are very important for how I use the system. For each of these views, I would use Photoshop or another image editor (even MS Paint would work) to redesign the look and feel of the system as it should look on a smartphone. These design considerations would relate back to the textbook.
Report Grading Rubric
Introduction (2.5pts): The introduction will provide an overview of the system you plan to (re)design.
Background (5pts): The background will integrate Blog 2 (Analysis of Existing Systems) and P2 (Requirements Gathering). In this section, identify the strengths and weaknesses of existing systems and what design considerations you, as the designer, have considered. In this space, you will want to include screenshots and / or mock-ups of those existing systems. You should not include any components of the system you plan to propose.
Design (30pts): The design section will include at least 3 detailed screenshots of your proposed system with detailed explanations. You can construct mock-ups using any techniques available. There are lots of free-Photoshop alternatives, so I encourage you to explore them. Each mock-up should also be accompanied by a detailed description of the design and how it relates to material discussed in this course.
Textbook Terms: (10pts) Bold and include at least 10 HCI-Related Terms from the textbook, class notes or slides.
Conclusion (2.5pts): Your conclusion should highlight your overall approach and summarize your work.
References (5pts): Include a minimum of 5 resources / references that provided you with information for your system. Resources may consist of personal interviews, system documentation, newspaper, magazine, or journal articles, websites, etc. Follow proper MLA formatting.
Formatting (5pts): Spelling and grammar should be thoroughly checked before submitting your work. Points are deducted for spelling/keyboarding and grammatical errors. All work should be attempted using the SocialXYZ wiki. If do not use the wiki, reports must be double spaced using a 12-point font and 1″ (inch) side margins. Heading should be used to designate appropriate sections of the paper.
Format: PDF document 
Notes: Please note that your paper is a culmination of much of the work you have already done (SUS analysis, Personas) with added sections for your system design. Regarding the prototype, keep in mind that it is a non-working prototype, which simply means it will consist of 3 system mock-ups (aka renderings / drawings / screenshots) of your proposed system along with explanations for your design considerations. If you are having grave difficulty using software, you may hand-draw / sketch your design. Remember, the primary goal of this exercise is to get your concept across and provide some rationale, so have fun with the design. Also, if you have any concerns, please consult me. I’ll help out, of course. Finally, I have provided a paper template that you can follow. Considering that your paper will include numerous screenshots, please shoot for a minimum of 5 pages.

Nurse Leaders and Nurse Educators

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In 2004, the National Council of State Boards of Nursing (NCSBN) and accrediting agencies sought to develop uniform standardization of education, accreditation, licensure, and certification across the advanced practice arena. The Consensus Model for APRN Regulation, Licensure, Accreditation, Certification and Education separated the APRNs into four distinct roles: certified nurse practitioners (CNPs), clinical nurse specialists (CNSs), certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs), and certified nurse midwives (CNMs), and in at least one of six population foci: family/individual across the lifespan, adult-gerontology, neonatal, pediatrics, women’s health/gender-related, or psychiatric/mental health (Consensus Model). However, the nurse leader and the nurse educator are missing from the four identified roles. Some experts believe that the nurse leader and the nurse educator roles are advanced practice nurse role while others do not.

  • Explore the pros and cons for identifying the nurse leader and nurse educator roles as advanced practice nurses.
  • Based on the evidence from your research and resources, state if you agree or disagree on these roles meeting advanced practice nurse statue.
  • Discuss the rationale for your decision and support with evidence.

Resources

Educator

Booth, T.L., Emerson, C.J., Christi, J., Hackney, M.G., & Souter, S. (2016). Preparation of academic nurse educators. Nurse Education in Practice, 19, 54-57. Retrieved from Proquest – USU Library

O’Lynn, C. (2015). Endorsing the Doctor of Nursing practice pathway for nurse educators. Journal of Nursing Education, 54(9), 475-477. Retrieved from Proquest – USU Library

National League for Nursing – http://www.nln.org/

American Association Colleges of Nursing – http://www.aacnnursing.org/

Leader

AONE Nurse Executive Competencies

Due 3/7/2021

  • Length: A minimum of 250 words, not including references
  • Citations: At least one high-level scholarly reference in APA from within the last 5 years

The Public Health Burden of Infectious Disease

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Control of infectious disease remains a major focus of many public health efforts. Today, less-developed countries often bear the brunt of many of the world’s infectious diseases, including those caused by mosquitoes, worms, and other tropical parasites. However, there are many types of infectious disease that are not limited to geographic boundaries and have been known to cause world-wide pandemics, including plague, smallpox, and influenza. In this Discussion, you have the opportunity to discuss a few of the overarching themes that relate to infectious disease.

To prepare for this discussion:

After reviewing the resources for this module, reflect on the following items before responding to the discussion prompts in the next section:

  • Think about a challenging aspect of parasitic disease that interests you, such as reducing morbidity (illness), reducing mortality (deaths), or preventing new cases. How are poverty and parasitic infections related and how does infection vary by geographic location? How might your tactics differ based on geographic location? If you had 20 million dollars to allocate to a poor country, what would you do with it in order to achieve the greatest impact on the parasitic disease burden in that country? What are the most effective control strategies? Are there any positive health aspects to certain types of parasitic infections? How might cultural competence factor into achieving your goal(s)?
  • Think about a challenging aspect of a particular infectious disease that interests you and about the challenges for prevention and control of this disease. For example, does this disease already have a vaccination, and if so, is the challenge in getting people to get vaccinated, or in creating a vaccine, or something else? How does the biology of a virus (for example, influenza or HIV) or bacteria (for example, TB or MRSA) present a challenge for its control? How can/do some organisms cause pandemics and how are different species (humans, animals) involved in that process? What do you think may be the next infectious disease pandemic, and why? What organisms do you think are most at risk for bioterrorism use, and why? What efforts are in place to prevent infectious disease related bioterrorism, and are they sufficient?
  • Think about the role of antibiotics for control of infectious disease today. What are the primary public health concerns for antibiotic use today? Should there be a ban on certain antibacterial products? Why or why not? Who is responsible for prevention and control of multi-drug resistant infections and is enough being done to curb them? Are we at risk of running out of effective antibiotics in the future? Why or why not?

To complete the discussion, respond to these prompts:

By Day 3 of Week 8

Respond to the following points in your initial posting, using section headers to organize your responses:

  • Select and describe one challenge for either prevention or control of a parasitic disease (e.g. malaria, helminths) and describe two examples of how this challenge is currently being addressed in public health practice. In your response, explain the issue and the particular barriers, and support your ideas with resources.  Try to choose a topic that has not already been posted by others to expand the knowledge set.
  • Select and describe one challenge for either prevention or control of a particular infectious disease and describe two examples of how this challenge is currently being addressed in public health practice. In your response, explain the issue and the particular barriers, and support your ideas with resources. Try to choose a topic that has not already been posted by others to expand the knowledge set.
  • Select and describe one challenge for prevention or control of a particular antibiotic resistance situation and describe two examples of how this challenge is currently being addressed in public health practice. In your response, explain the issue and the particular barriers, and support your ideas with resources.  Try to choose a topic that has not already been posted by others to expand the knowledge set.

Digital Marketing Strategy

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Required to produce an Individual 2500-word report for Rolex

  1. Undertake a critical analysis and evaluation (i.e., strengths and weaknesses) of the ‘digital marketing’ activity undertaken in the UK by the brand. This should consider how this activity contributes to the brand’s overall strategy and assists in achieving their marketing goals and objectives. Digital marketing’ activity relating to relevant aspects of the marketing mix (4/7Ps) should be considered together with the suitability of the activity for the targeted market segments, and where appropriate, consideration of and comparisons with direct competitors. This should also include the brand’s response, if any, to external threats.
     
  2. Compare and contrast this ‘digital marketing’ activity undertaken by the brand with their more traditional ‘non-digital’ marketing activity. This should highlight the advantages and disadvantages of ‘digital marketing’ using examples of the ‘digital marketing’ activity undertaken by the brand or their direct competitors and include consideration of how the ‘digital marketing’ activity has been integrated with the ‘non-digital’ marketing activity and how that activity contributes to the brands overall marketing strategy. 

3. Based upon the above, make recommendations on how the brand may further develop their ‘digital marketing’ activity in the future and ensure that their digital marketing activities are fully integrated with their ‘non-digital’ marketing activities. 

You should primarily focus upon your brand’s ‘digital marketing’ activity from January 2016 until the present day undertaken in the UK market, but where appropriate you should also include earlier activities or those undertaken in other countries. 

international relations assignments

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Assignment 1

Essay: International Trade (Auto-Feedback)

 

The two predominant approaches to the study of international political economy—mercantilism and liberalism—have very different understandings of the nature and benefits of global trade.

Imagine a country was negotiating a new trade agreement that involved substantial concessions on the part of the state. Economists analyzing the agreement concluded that it would generate about $5 billion in new economic activity in your country each year, and would generate $10 billion in additional economic activity for each of the other states involved in the agreement (which are political allies but economic rivals).

Compare and contrast the positions likely taken by mercantilists and liberals with respect to the hypothetical trade agreement. What arguments would each make to support or oppose the agreement?

To help ensure the auto-feedback system will function properly, your response must contain a minimum of 100 words and a maximum of 1000 words, though individual prompts or your instructor may provide a more precise target range for word count. Your response will be automatically reviewed by the system, and you will receive your grade after your instructor reviews and returns the scores. Your response should not contain in-text parenthetical citations or other special headers or formatting.

(500-700 words)

Assignment 2

 Imagine a Free Trade Area of the Americas that would join Canada and the United States with Latin American countries, where wages are lower and technology is less developed. Which U.S. industries do you think would gain from such a trade area? Specifically, do you think labor-intensive industries or high-technology industries would be winners? Why? 

(Minimum of 160 words)

Assignment 3 

 

Foreign Direct Investment: Engine of Growth or Tool of Exploitation?

( ONE PARAGRAPH) 

assignement

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Module 10 Case Study

Mary G. is an 85-year-old Latin-American widow with COPD, hypertension, and is hard of hearing. She is at the clinic today with a daughter, who lives next door, because she is having increase shortness of breath, gained 5 pounds in a week, has swelling in her ankles, and jugular vein distension. The physician suspects Mary may be going into congestive heart failure and has added a new medication and wants to see Mary back in two weeks.

Mary’s current medications:

Albuterol MDI, 2 puffs, every 4 hours as needed for shortness of breath

Tiotropium, inhale one capsule daily

enalapril maleate, 5mg PO, daily

New medications:

Furosemide, 20 mg, PO daily

You are being asked to provide medication teaching before Mary leaves the clinical. Please answer the following questions in an APA style paper. 

List the goal for this teaching/coaching plan

Describe three teaching resources

Identify the teaching strategies that can be used

List the specific instructions that may be needed regarding her medication and what adverse reactions to be aware of/and what to do

Identify two factors that may negatively influence adherence to the medication and how they can be overcome

Describe how to include the family

Provide information on how and when she should seek support and help

Algebra Project

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Description:

You will be creating a technical document.  It should illustrate your use of math, technology, graphs and communication skills.

Your document will contain two scenarios, both utilizing exponential functions and their graphs: Part I Exponential Growth and Part II Exponential Decay

In each scenario, you will create a representation with the help of Microsoft Excel to generate a graph, which will display your information from some real-world time oriented data.  

Instructions:

Start with creating a document in Microsoft Word

Use the following heading:

                                                            Math 1314 College Algebra

                                                        Core Assignment Critical Thinking

                                                                    Student’s name

                                                               Data Trend Assignment

Part I Exponential Growth

Use the Internet to find some data of exponential growth.

Examples of exponential growth might include disease spread in a population (Corona virus statistics in a country or state), the change in a country’s population, the world population, the rising cost of home prices in our nation, etc.

  1. Your report must include data values.
  2. Your report must include a graph.
  • The graph must contain plotted points of your data.
  • The best fit exponential equation (generated by Excel or developed algebraically)
  • Title for the graph and labels for horizontal and vertical axes.
  1. You must give a verbal description of the information presented in your graph.
  • Explain what the data is measuring and the unit of time that is used (days, months, years, and hours)
  • You must include a description of how the values change (as a %) for your given unit of time.
  • Include numerical prediction from step 3
  1. You must use the equation found in step 2 to make a numerical prediction of a future data value beyond your data set.
  • You need to substitute a value for time into your equation to make your prediction and explain. 
  1. Cite your sources.

Part II Exponential Decay

(Repeat the 5-step process from Part I)

Examples of exponential decay might include the decreasing value of a purchased and aging vehicle.  Radioactive decay is another example. You may use the following websites for data nadaguides.com or Kbb.com

Evaluation:

  1. Data Values: 10 points each, Part I & Part II
  2. Graph and equation: 15 points each, Part I & Part II
  3. Verbal Description: 10 points each, Part I and Part II
  4. Numerical Prediction 10 points each, Part I & Part II
  5. Data Source: 5 points each, Part I & Part II

Total: 100 points

critical reflection

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CHAPTER 4

Goal: To explore your biblical worldview through a series of personal reflective exercises. 

An Overview

Go to the website: www.TheBWVI.com to complete the Biblical Worldview Indicator. This will take approximately 15-20 minutes, and you will get a customized report. 

Share your results for each section.

  

Category

Score

 

Ontology

 

Cosmology

 

Eschatology

 

Axiology

 

Praxeology

 

Epistemology

What do your results show you about your worldview?

  

Defining and Applying your Worldview

For this section, you only have to complete ONE option. 

Option 1: Below are 8 questions to help you clarify your worldview. As you respond to each question, go beyond a basic “yes” or “no” and explain your reasoning. Why do you believe that? Upon what do you base your belief? Remember to use complete sentences and supporting details.

1. Is there a God? If so, what is He like? 

2. Is there a spiritual world, a physical world, both or neither? 

3. Is human nature naturally good, evil, both, or neither? 

4. Describe the life experiences, books, or people that have most impacted your beliefs and how you see the world. Share how they have shaped you into the person you are today.

5. Does absolute truth exist? Explain.

6. What do you value in life? Where does God fit into your list?

7. What is man’s purpose on earth?

8. What happens when we die? 

  

Option 2: It is essential to be able to support our beliefs with Scripture. For each of the tenets below, share what you believe and provide scripture to support your belief. Be sure to include both the verse text and the reference.

1. God exists in three persons: God, the Father; God, the Son (Jesus), and God, the Holy Spirit.

· Your Response 

· Support from Scripture

2. God created the world in six literal days.

· Your Belief

· Support from Scripture

3. Adam sinned against God and so man is born with a sin nature.

· Your Belief

· Support from Scripture 

4. God sent His Son, Jesus, to live a perfect human life and die to pay the penalty for our sins so that we can have a relationship with Him.

· Your Belief

· Support from Scripture 

5. The Bible is absolute truth, inerrant and eternal.

· Your Belief

· Support from Scripture 

6. Salvation is through faith alone; good works cannot get us into God’s presence.

· Your Belief

· Support from Scripture 

7. God reveals Himself to us through the Bible.

· Your Belief

· Support from Scripture 

8. God gives us the power to overcome sin.

· Your Belief

· Support from Scripture 

CHAPTER 5

Goal: To expand your understanding of goals and time management through personal reflective exercises.

Setting your Goals

What does success look like to you? Use the questions below to analyze three goals that you have for yourself. Look at each goal individually by answering the following questions:

1. What is your B-SMART goal? 

2. What are your reasons/motives for achieving this goal? 

3. By when do you want to achieve this goal? 

4. What sacrifices might you have to make in order to achieve this goal? 

5. How does your goal align with God’s Word?

B-SMART Goal #1

  

Stated Goal

 

Reason/Motive

 

Time frame

 

Sacrifices

 

Biblical basis

B-SMART Goal #2 

  

Stated Goal

 

Reason/Motive

 

Time frame

 

Sacrifices

 

Biblical basis

B-SMART Goal #3 

  

Stated Goal

 

Reason/Motive

 

Time frame

 

Sacrifices

 

Biblical basis

  

Assessing Your Time Management

Time is a gift from God. Everyone has the same 24 hours each day / 168 hours each week. We can choose to use our time wisely or to squander it. What does your current use of time indicate about you? This activity will help you see how much time you spend on your weekly activities/tasks and what is left to “manage.”

Complete the chart provided below by entering your WEEKLY totals for each task.

  

Activity

Time   Spent

 

Commuting

 

Work

 

Eating

 

Exercise

 

Home chores

 

Family time

 

Social time

 

Volunteering

 

Worship

 

Prayer/Bible Study

 

Personal grooming/hygiene

 

Entertainment (TV, games, movies,   etc)

 

Shopping

 

Sleeping

 

Other

 

Total   Time

 

TIME   LEFT (168-Total time)

1. Do you think there is enough time “left” for your college course work? Why or why not?

2. As you review your time chart, what changes will you need to make to be successful in your schoolwork? If you do not see the need for change, explain why.

Answer ONE of the following questions.

3. Ponder the following verses from Galatians and explain what they tell you about your use of time. How is time management an example of “reaping what we sow”?

Gal 6:7 – “Do not be deceived: God cannot be mocked. A man reaps what he sows” (NIV).

Gal 6:8 – “Let us not become weary in doing good, for that proper time, we will reap a harvest if we do not give up.” (NIV)

4. Psalm 90:12 says, “Teach us to number our days aright, that we may gain a heart of wisdom” (KJV). Explain the relationship between wisdom and “numbering our days aright,” or using time well?

Deliverable 6 health needs assessment

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Scenario

The scarcity of health resources continues to negatively affect communities across the country. Deciding how to allocate scarce resources creates significant ethical challenges for local policymakers and other stakeholders within the community.

You represent a local non-profit community health organization in Chicago. Your organization is compiling data to conduct a needs assessment in order to determine the feasibility of a new community-based mobile health clinic. You have been asked to review the most recent strategic plan for the city of Chicago.

The mobile clinic would offer free preventive care, urgent care, and chronic disease management services to vulnerable citizens of Chicago, who may not otherwise have the financial resources to access quality healthcare services. Your executive summary will be used in the development of a needs assessment for the project.

Your targeted population is an urban, low income community disenfranchised by current health reform policies, high unemployment, a shortage of primary care physicians, and divisive partisan attitudes regarding entitlement programs. The goal of the community-based clinic is to work collaboratively with local health facilities to reduce costs, improve access, and to enhance the quality of care for underserved communities.

Instructions

Review the community health needs assessment linked here that was conducted by the Health Impact Collaborative of Cook County:

POST-South-Report.pdf

Pages 37 – 49 of the report highlight challenges facing the city with respect to costs, access, and quality of care issues. Write an executive summary addressing the following questions:

What are some of socio-economic factors that affect access to care based on the findings in the report?

What are the critical focus areas identified in the report?

Based on the report’s content, how might the use of a mobile health clinic address the critical focus areas?

What are some of the potential barriers to success for a mobile health clinic?