Author: chris

Outline for Paper
SF 420

Introduction
Background
What is the problem or issue of concern or interest?
Cite at least two (2) other projects/research papers related to your topic
Methods
What did you observe?
Remember, you need to describe this action/activity so that most individuals will be able to understand the behavior or activity with no additional information (operational definition)
How and where did you collect the data?
What did you use to collect the data?
Pencil and paper?
Camera?
Dates and times
Provide a summary table of your data (Excel)
Analysis
These will likely be descriptive stats
Percent positive
Any demographics that might be a factor (age, gender, etc.)
Mean, median, mode (?)
Variance and SD (?)
Conclusions and recommendations

What is the rate limiting factor in the Renin-Angiotensin-Aldosterone System?

Starch is broken down by an Enzyme produced by which two (2) structures?
TRUE or FALSE: Parietal (Oxyntic) Cells of the Stomach secrete Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) and Intrinsic Factor (IF); whereas Chief (Peptic) Cells of the Stomach secrete Pepsinogen, which is converted to Pepsin by Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) released by the Parietal (Oxyntic) Cells. (½ point)

TRUE or FALSE: Enterokinase is proteolytic enzyme found embedded in the luminal Plasma Membrane of Intestinal Epithelial cells that splits off a peptide from pancreatic Trypsinogen, forming the active enzyme Trypsin; and Trypsin is a proteolytic enzyme that activates other pancreatic zymogens by splitting off peptide fragments.

TRUE or FALSE: The Sympathetic Nervous System stimulates motility by increasing the tone of Gastrointestinal Smooth Muscles, except for the Sphincter Muscles; whereas the Parasympathetic Nervous System inhibits motility by decreasing peristalsis and increasing the tone of the Sphincter Muscles.
TRUE or FALSE: Contraction of the outer Longitudinal Muscle of the Muscularis Externa decreases the diameter of the Gastrointestinal Tract (GIT) lumen for mixing luminal contents; whereas contraction of the inner Circular Muscle moves luminal contents along the Gastrointestinal Tract.

What is the main function of pancreatic Bicarbonate (HCO3-) and what Hormone is responsible for its secretion from the Pancreas?
What is the major stimulus for Cholecystokinin (CCK) release from the Small Intestine, and what two (2) organs does Cholecystokinin (CCK) ultimately act upon?

What is primarily absorbed by the Large Intestine and what is mainly secreted by the Large Intestine?
Name the six (6) major ingredients that compose Bile.
Describe the control of Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) secretion by the Stomach in terms of the stimuli arising from the Cephalic, Gastric, and Intestinal Phases. What Hormone is responsible for Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) secretion, and what Hormone is responsible for the inhibition of Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) secretion? What effect does an increased Protein content of food entering the Stomach have on Hydrochloric Acid (HCl) secretion, and why?

From your required reading and other sources, write a 500-750-word persuasive essay to your fellow teachers describing the benefits of strategies that encourage vocabulary development within the pre-production and early production stages of language acquisition. These strategies should transcend all content areas. Describe the Silent Period and how it affects vocabulary development. How could this be accounted for within your teaching?

Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines

DFI Strategy
ABC Co. has recognized numerous opportunities to expand in foreign countries and has assessed many foreign markets, including Brazil, Greece, Mexico, Portugal, Singapore, and Thailand. It has opened new stores in Europe, Asia, and Latin America. In each case, the firm was aware that it did not have sufficient understanding of the culture of each country that it had targeted. Consequently, it engaged in joint ventures with local partners who knew the preference of the local customers.

What comparative advantage does ABC have when establishing a store in a foreign country, relative to an independent variety store?
Why might the overall risk of ABC decrease or increase as a result of its recent global expansion?
ABC has been more cautious about entering China. Explain the potential obstacles associated with entering China.

PART II
Now suppose that ABC establishes a Chinese subsidiary that produces cell phones in China and sells them in Japan. This subsidiary pays its wages and its rent in Chinese yuan, which is stable against the dollar. The cell phones sold to Japan are denominated in Japanese yen. Assume that ABC expects that the Chinese yuan will remain stable against the dollar. The subsidiary’s main goal is to generate profits for itself, and it reinvests those profits. It does not plan to remit any funds to the U.S. parent.

Assume that the Japanese yen strengthens against the U.S. dollar over time. How would this be expected to affect the profits earned by the Chinese subsidiary?
If ABC had established its subsidiary in Tokyo, Japan, instead of in China, would its subsidiary’s profits be more exposed or less exposed to exchange rate risk?
Why do you think that ABC established the subsidiary in China instead of in Japan? Assume no major country risk barriers.
If the Chinese subsidiary needs to borrow money to finance its expansion and wants to reduce its exchange rate risk, should it borrow U.S. dollars, Chinese yuan, or Japanese yen?
ANALYTICAL APPLICATION 2

Capital Budgeting Example

Salt Inc. just constructed a manufacturing plant in Ghana. The construction cost 9 billion Ghanaian cedi. Salt intends to leave the plant open for 3 years. During the 3 years of operation, cedi cash flows are expected to be 3 billion cedi, 3 billion cedi, and 2 billion cedi, respectively. Operating cash flows will begin 1 year from today and are remitted to the parent at the end of each year. At the end of the third year, Salt expects to sell the plant for 5 billion cedi. Salt has a required rate of return of 17%. It currently takes 8,700 cedi to buy one U.S. dollar, and the cedi is expected to depreciate by 5% per year.

Determine the NPV for this project. Should Salt build the plant?
How would your answer change if the value of the cedi was expected to remain unchanged from its current value of 8,700 cedi per U.S. dollar over the course of the 3 years? Should Salt construct the plant then?

Imagine that you are a contracts officer for the Internal Revenue Services (IRS), and that your supervisor has tasked you with the procurement of a new software system for processing tax returns. You have recognized that contract administration involves those activities performed by government officials after they award a contract. Once an award is made, contractors receive the contract, which includes provisions to minimize the risk and define rights and obligations, from the Internal Revenue Service.

Review Federal Acquisition Review (FAR) “52.246-1 Contractor Inspection Requirements”.

Note: You may create and/or make all necessary assumptions needed for the completion of this assignment.

Write a two to three (2-3) page paper in which you:

Evaluate the importance of the standard default clause. As a contracts officer for the IRS, suggest two (2) ways in which you could combine the standard default clause with the FAR’s delay provision for the protection of both parties to the contract.
Speculate on the impact that a contracting officer’s changes to the payment terms within the software contract would exert upon both the government and the contractor. Analyze the requirements for a contracts officer to successfully effectuate a change order on behalf of the government. Conclude whether or not the change order is the most secure method for making a contractual change. Justify your response.
Examine the inspection criteria that FAR 52.246-1 articulates, and discuss the necessity of each requirement. As a contracts officer for the IRS, suggest two (2) improvements that you could make to the inspection procedure in order to make the procedure more efficient.
Use at least three (3) quality academic resources in this assignment. Note: Wikipedia does not qualify as an academic resource.
Your assignment must follow these formatting requirements:

Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
The specific course learning outcomes associated with this assignment are:

Identify and apply the appropriate Federal Acquisition Regulation (FAR) clauses to meet compliance in contracting actions and dispute resolution requirements.
Explain the basic elements and compliance issues of the federal procurement framework (contract formulation, solicitation, costs, payment, financing, administration, and closeout).
Use technology and information resources to research issues in procurement and contract law.
Write clearly and concisely about procurement and contract law using correct grammar and mechanics.
Grading for this assignment will be based on answer quality, logic / organization of the paper, and language and writing skills. Click here to access the rubric for this assignment.

Reflecting on the focus and content of this course, what is an important challenge facing the accounting department of organizations today, and how would you go about addressing it? Explain.

Discuss how reducing the cost of risk enhances Business Value and the possible conflicts between Business and Societal objectives.
How does Business Risk Management differ from Individual Risk Management?
Discuss at least three different Tort Reform Proposals and the impact they might have on Risk Management decisions?
If you were taking out a Life Insurance Policy on yourself right now, what type (Whole Life or Term) would you choose?  Why?

Assignment 2: LASA 1: Case Studies Presentation

By Wednesday, November 25, 2015, create a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation to educate a group of medical students participating in their grand rounds. There should be at least ten slides in your Microsoft PowerPoint as well as a title slide and a slide listing all your sources for creating this slideshow. You should also create speaker notes for each slide of your presentation, which include the main talking points for the topic addressed on the slide. Save the presentation as

In order to create your slideshow, review the two case studies and then answer the questions following each case study:

Case Study 1: Isaac is a fifty-nine-year-old man. Several months ago, he noticed a slight tremor in his hands. He assumed this to be a normal consequence of aging. The tremor, however, gradually worsened, along with some muscular stiffness and slowness in initiating movement. The tremor was more pronounced when he was not voluntarily moving. Isaac was referred to a neurologist, who diagnosed him with Parkinson’s disease. After visiting the neurologist, Isaac and his family ask you to further explain this disorder. Isaac also asks about L-dopa as a treatment—the neurologist had mentioned L-dopa as an effective medication but had instead prescribed selegiline:

• What are the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease?
• What are the possible causes? Be sure to discuss both hereditary and environmental factors thought to contribute to this disease.
• What parts of the brain does this disease affect?
• Why do you think the neurologist prescribed selegiline instead of L-dopa?

Case Study 2: Sabrina is a twenty-seven-year-old woman who recently underwent a corpus callosotomy. Initially after surgery, when given a verbal command, Sabrina demonstrated marked apraxia of the left hand. However, the extent of this issue diminished over time. Answer the following questions about this client:

• What disorder was most likely being treated by this operation, and how is the surgery performed?
• In what way is the surgery expected to help Sabrina?
• What are the risks and benefits of the surgery? Compare these to the risks and benefits of an alternative treatment. If the decision were yours, which would you recommend? Explain your decision.
• What was the cause of the apraxia?
• What does the reduction in apraxia symptoms tell us about hemispheric specialization?

Click here to follow tips on creating a Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. For this assignment and all Dropbox assignments, you are required to cite, at a minimum, the online course and the textbook for the course. Additional sources are welcome. Scholarly sources are preferred and can be found in the Argosy University online library. For reputable web sources, look for .gov or .edu sites as opposed to .com sites. Do not use Wikipedia.

Loving Support Essay

It is a truism that a loving, supportive home environment pays dividends in a child’s development. The same is likely true in a school setting; students who believe that their teachers and the school care about them will likely have a closer connection to the school and have more positive feelings about the school.

In a two- to five-page paper (not including the title and reference pages) use the Jeynes article (specifically pages 9-18) as well as three additional scholarly sources (not including your textbook), cited and referenced in APA style, to describe the idea of a loving, supportive school environment through addressing the following:

• Describe a loving, supportive school environment from the point of view of both student and teacher.
• Describe the parental role in helping to create a loving, supportive school environment.
• Describe the benefits of this environment to the student’s academic, physical, and social

Could an expert system tool be applied to your job? Describe how an expert system could be integrated into your current work environment job or another job. If your work environment does not lend itself to the use of an expert system, describe how an expert system could be used in another business. Be sure to include a description of the application of the components of an expert system.

The assignment should be at least two full pages.  Remember to use the written paper guidelines: MLA, Name, course, and date.  Use 1″ margins, double spacing, font size 12 and preferably a sans-serif font, such as Arial.  Apply the 4-C’s of writing:  Correct, complete, clear, and concise.  Be sure to cite sources