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The Origins of Life

Watch the BBC video, The Origins of Life (each part is about 11 minutes) and answer the questions give just very very short answer do not use google or any source

Literature Review:“What is the influence of parent education level on high school seniors’ college degree plans?

This paper will be an APA-style manuscript that provides a detailed literature review for this topic. “What is the influence of parent education level on high school seniors’ college degree plans?

 

The paper will consist of the Abstract, Introduction (Literature Review), and Reference sections of a typical APA-style manuscript. Your Introduction/Literature Review must end with a testable hypothesis.

Narcissistic personality disorder

You have researched the theoretical writings related to your selected mental disorder in the second part of the course project. In the third part, you have examined the practice related to the disorder.

You have conducted field research on practice related to the disorder, an interview with a mental health professional. Based on all of the information you have gathered, develop a paper that includes the following:

• Describe the cause, extent, and nature of the disorder, such as number of people diagnosed and under treatment, demographics, and other factors of interest.
• Explain how the selected disorder is diagnosed.
• Explain how the selected disorder is treated. Be sure to include all the views on appropriate treatment and comment on diversity of views or dissent.
• Differentiate the diagnosis of this disorder from those of the other disorders within the same diagnostic category.
• Comment on culturally bound syndromes, cultural biases, or the interplay between assessment and diagnosis and culture.
• Provide data from the professional interview completed relevantly and substantively integrating this information into the body of the paper. Provide the name of the interviewed professional with his/her credentials. Written transcripts of the interview should be recorded and submitted with the assignment (e.g. in paper as an appendices).

Write a 4–5-page paper in Word format. Make sure to review the rubric so as to address all necessary criteria. Apply APA standards to citation of sources

Write a program to coordinate (synchronize) the processor and the processes.

Synchronization Problem: Suppose a processor can service only one process at any time instant but has a buffer of size 6 associated with it. That is, at most 6 processes can wait for the processor while it is servicing a process. The following happen between the processor and processes:

• If there are no processes, the processor is idle.
• If a process arrives in the buffer and the buffer is full, then the process leaves the system and never returns.
• If the processor is busy but buffer is not full, then the arriving process waits in one of the free spaces in the buffer.
• If the processor is idle, the process wakes up the processor to get service.

Write a program to coordinate (synchronize) the processor and the processes. You can put the upper limit of stream of processes to 30.

Hints: You could view each process as a separate Java thread. You may construct a new system scenario with a processor for threads to get service. (The processor can be viewed simply as an object having some state value as “busy”, “idle” etc.). You may set the system to have a buffer with 6 places. You can make all places be initially empty. Also, you may set the processor to be idle so that when the first thread comes in, it can wake the processor up. If the processor was busy, then this thread has waited in the buffer. Entering threads will have to wait for the existing threads to be serviced. As far as which waiting thread will get service next is up to the JVM. You should have methods to control the inflow, preferably random, of threads. That is, when a new thread would appear, should be random (threads should not appear in regular pre-defined intervals). Also, the service time should be random (that is, the processor cannot take fixed set amount of time for each thread). You could use thread sleep utility together with random numbers to implement these.

Typical output may look like the following. However, you are free to modify the print statements to show the synchronization. Make sure that your output conveys the same information as the sample output.

Sample output (continued to next page):

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [0] entering the system for service.

PROCESSOR IS IDLE: Thread [0] is waking processor up and getting service.

LEAVING SYSTEM: Thread [0] service finished: leaving system.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [1] entering the system for service.

PROCESSOR IS IDLE: Thread [1] is waking processor up and getting service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [2] entering the system for service.

LEAVING SYSTEM: Thread [1] service finished: leaving system.

PROCESSOR IS BUSY: Thread [2] has waited and now wants service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [3] entering the system for service.

LEAVING SYSTEM: Thread [2] service finished: leaving system.

PROCESSOR IS BUSY: Thread [3] has waited and now wants service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [4] entering the system for service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [5] entering the system for service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [6] entering the system for service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [7] entering the system for service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [8] entering the system for service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [9] entering the system for service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [10] entering the system for service.

LEAVING SYSTEM: The buffer is full. Thread [10] is leaving system.

LEAVING SYSTEM: Thread [3] service finished: leaving system.

PROCESSOR IS BUSY: Thread [6] has waited and now wants service. // selected by JVM

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [11] entering the system for service.

ENTERING SYSTEM: Thread [12] entering the system for service.

LEAVING SYSTEM: The buffer is full. Thread [12] is leaving system.…

Comments in the header: Each program file should contain the following: course number (CS4345), Semester/Year (Spring 2017), assignment identifier (Program 3), and authors of the program (all members in the group who was involved in the assignment). You may use regular Java comments or Javadoc comments to furnish above information.

 

Submission instruction: Submit your file through BlazeVIEW submission box.

Hydrogen Peroxide H202 has a Ka of 2.4 x 10^12 Calculate the pH of a 0.50 M aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide at 25 degrees Celsius.

1. Hydrogen Peroxide H202 has a Ka of 2.4 x 10^12 Calculate the pH of a 0.50 M aqueous solution of hydrogen peroxide at 25 degrees Celsius.

a) What is the equation for the ionization of H2O2 in water?

b) What is the Ka Expression for H2O2?

c) Solve for X and find the pH of the Solution. Show all work.

2. You have to  prepare 2.000 liters of 0.0500 M Na₂S₂O₃ solution.  Describe exactly what you would do to prepare this solution.  Show all calculations needed. 

Culture Briefing for a U.S.- based Company Selling Bicycles

Assume you are a manager in a company that sells bicycles. Your company started in the United States, but it has also been a big player in the European market for a long time. Now, it is going to be expanding into a new market on a new continent. You have been asked to head a work team to develop this new market.

You will be taking some of your U.S. employees to the country, where you will lead an operation that will include these employees, as well as new employees who are citizens of the country where you will be opening a new office. You know culture is important to successfully selling your bicycles to a new set of customers, and you have decided to educate yourself about the country where you are setting up your operation. After conducting research into the market, you have prepared a briefing to enable your U.S. sales team to understand how to operate successfully in this new market.

The briefing will also help your American employees understand how to work effectively with the employees who are citizens of that country.

Please select one country in Asia, Africa, or South America. This will be your new target market. Then develop a culture briefing on the country you select.

Discuss what is happening in this industry or organization that makes this a good time to consider expanding internationally? Are there risks to remaining domestic? Be specific.

Where do you want to see your company focus their expansion efforts? Create a cultural briefing for senior management that discusses how business is conducted in this country.

In summary, this portion of your briefing should include a discussion of the country, its workforce, and its common business practices. Discuss, for instance, language, traditions, customs, values, and ethics, life styles and common business practices.

You should also cover–

Key Business Strategies

• strategies for promoting successful business growth
• strategies for addressing the cultural perspectives of your new customers
• strategies for addressing the cultural perspectives of your new employees (that is, citizens of that country)

A good place to begin your research is with your readings from Adler and Northouse. Pay particular attention to Adler’s discussions in chapters 1 and 2, and Northouse’s discussions in chapter 15. Each author addresses some of the key ways that cultures vary such as power distance, individualism vs. collectivism, and uncertainty avoidance. Then incorporate information obtained from other scholarly sources. Keep in mind that your cultural briefing is complete only if it provides practical advice for your company’s senior management team. In other words, if your briefing discusses land mass, population size, and system of government, you’ve missed the point of this assignment. Not only is such a cultural briefing lacking information about culture, but it is short on practical information as well.

Approach this paper as you would a report to be presented to a senior management team within your organization. That means it should address these points in a clear, concise, and direct manner without any linguistic “fluff.” I am looking for practical advice to the team. Remember, though, that it must also be specific enough to demonstrate how much you have learned about these topics.

The body of the paper should be at least 8 pages.  At this point in the semester you should have mastered APA formatting and writing a proper abstract.

create a presentation for the company about the IT Security Department

The CEO asks you to create a presentation for the company about the IT Security Department. She wants you to highlight the core principles of enterprise security, and visually present the positions in the IT Security Department that are responsible for which principles.

Create a 4- to 5-slide narrated presentation in response to the request from the CEO. Include an organizational chart to help the audience visualize how the security team functions. Include detailed speaker notes or transcription of narration.

Case Study of Emotional Disorders

In this assignment, you will analyze a fictional scenario and identify the possible disorders involved. All the information needed for this assignment can be found in the textbook.

Read the following vignettes: 

Emotional Disorder—Male Vignette  Nadif is a seven-year-old Somali-American boy who is homeschooled by his mother. When Nadif was four years old, his family immigrated to the United States from war-torn Somalia after living in a refugee camp. His family has been concerned about him from the time they lived at the camp. He used to have an average appetite and slept relatively well. Now, he wakes in the night, often with nightmares in which he becomes lost or separated from his family. Nadif’s appetite has also been affected. He often reports stomachaches and lack of appetite. His parents describe him as “nervous” most of the time, particularly when his mother is not home. Nadif is too afraid to attend school away from his parents, so his mother has chosen to homeschool him until he feels more secure when away from his family.  Nadif seems to feel relatively comfortable out in public, as long as his family accompanies him on outings. His parents are somewhat puzzled by his anxiety, as he has never been lost. Although they all experienced hardships in Somalia, none of them was a direct victim of any intensely traumatic event. Nadif claims he does not remember much of his time in Somalia. His family hopes therapy will help Nadif feel calmer when they are not present, so that he can attend school, develop friendships, and become increasingly more independent.  Emotional Disorder—Female Vignette  Jada is a sixteen-year-old African American girl enrolled as a junior at the local public high school. She has won numerous honors throughout her educational career for her academic performance; but her greatest joy comes from playing the piano and singing in her church choir. Jada’s vocal instructor raves about her singing voice and about her potential for a career in music.  Jada hopes to attend a prestigious music school in New York City upon graduating from high school, but worries about the cost and how much she will miss her family. The pressure of an upcoming audition at school has caused Jada a great deal of stress. She fears she will not be accepted or will not be able to attend for financial reasons. The stress has begun to affect her daily functioning. She is having difficulty sleeping, has lost weight due to decreased appetite, and is beginning to feel hopeless about her future. Jada’s friends describe her as being “irrational” about the situation and “catastrophizing.” Despite their best efforts, they cannot convince her that she has a strong chance. At her weakest moments, Jada has even spoken passively of wishing she would die, so she would not have to face the stress anymore.  During the past two weeks, Jada has been sad and tearful on most days and has lost interest in her favorite activities. Last weekend, she was caught drinking alcohol with some friends. She admitted to her parents that she has had alcohol on three separate occasions because it helps her “stop feeling stressed.”

Select one of the above vignettes and analyze it by completing the following:

• Identify and describe two possible emotional disorders one might consider as DSMdiagnoses for this child or adolescent. Make sure you support those choices with specific symptoms observed in the vignette.
• Compare and contrast the two diagnoses and then select one that you consider the most appropriate DSM diagnosis. Explain why one is more likely than the other. 
• After reviewing recent research studies, readings in your textbook, and other academic sources, provide a thorough description of the following:

• The symptoms required for a diagnosis of that disorder
• At least two possible causes of that disorder, incorporating at least one developmental factor and at least one multicultural factor that may be involved in the cause(s) of the disorder
• At least three of the most effective treatments available for that disorder
• At least one controversy, cultural bias, or ethical issue related to the diagnosis or treatment of that disorder
• Ethical issues related to the use of psychiatric medications, like antidepressants, to treat emotional disorders in children and adolescents.

Write an 8–10-page paper in Word format. Add an APA style title page and references page and cite your sources according to current APA standards. Cite information from at least two academic sources to support your ideas. These include your textbook, and two peer-reviewed research articles from the AUO library.

Make sure you write in a clear, concise, and organized manner; demonstrate ethical scholarship in accurate representation and attribution of sources, and display accurate spelling, grammar, and punctuation.

 

Grading Criteria and Rubric

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Identified two possible diagnoses, described each disorder, and supported those choices with specific symptoms observed in the case.	60
Selected one diagnosis; provided reasons for choosing this diagnosis and for ruling out the other option.	40
Described the symptoms required for the diagnosis of this disorder.	32
Described at least two possible causes of this disorder, incorporating at least one developmental factor and at least one multicultural factor that may be involved.	32
Described at least three of the most effective treatments for this disorder; discussed at least one controversy, cultural bias, and/or ethical issue related to treatments for the disorder.	24
Discussed at least one ethical issue related to the use of psychiatric medication for treating emotional disorders in youth.	24
Supported ideas with information from at least two academic sources and the textbook.	24
Writing Standards
Organization (16) Usage and mechanics (16) APA elements (24) Style (8)	64
Total:	300

LASA 2—Exceptionality Presentation

Assignment 1: LASA 2—Exceptionality Presentation

In this course, you have learned about a range of exceptionalities in children. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to gain a more in-depth understanding of a particular exceptionality.

The local public school has asked you to give a presentation to parents or teachers about a specific exceptionality of your choice.

The presentation should cover at least two peer-reviewed articles. Select an exceptionality for this assignment and provide the following information in your presentation:

• Describe the exceptionality, including its identification and assessment.
• Explain the incidence of exceptionality in children, including known causes or those hypothesized in peer-reviewed research.
• Describe the cultural considerations in identification, assessment, and intervention.
• Hypothesize the prognosis.
• Recommend interventions for the following areas:
  • At school
  • In the community
  • At home
  • From early childhood through transition into adulthood I’m

While developing the presentation, keep in mind individual differences and strengths, culturally and linguistically diverse populations, and ethical or legal issues in identification, assessment, and intervention. Be sure to include detailed speaker notes to accompany each slide to elaborate on the talking points being raised in the slide.

Use the accompanying PowerPoint presentation tip list to assist in formatting the presentation and speaker’s notes. Be sure to include a title slide and a slide with your references. All citations and the reference list should follow APA format. Click here to review some useful tips for an effective slideshow.

Develop a 15–20-slide presentation in PowerPoint (not counting the title and reference list slides). Provide detailed speaker notes for each slide of your presentation, which include the main talking points for the topic addressed in the slide. Apply APA standards to citation of sources.

Assignment 1 Grading Criteria	Maximum Points
Describe the exceptionality, including its identification and assessment (in both the slide/s and speaker notes).	36
Explain the incidence of exceptionality in children, including known causes or those hypothesized in peer-reviewed research (in both the slide/s and speaker notes).	40
Describe the cultural or linguistically diverse considerations as they relate to identification, assessment, and intervention/support of children with the exceptionality (in both the slide/s and speaker notes).	40
Hypothesize the prognosis of children with the exceptionality according to research (in both the slide/s and speaker notes).	44
Recommend interventions (in both the slide/s and speaker notes), focusing on individual strengths, for: schools, communities, at home, and in early childhood through transition to adulthood.	48
Incorporate the findings of at least two peer-reviewed articles.	28
Presentation Standards Organization (16) Usage and mechanics (16) APA elements (24) Style (8)	64
Total:

Analyze the complexities of production strategies

Assignment: Discussion Questions-Marketing, Operations, Financing, Human Resources

Marketing, operations, and human resource management are core areas of business. An international setting provides unique challenges in each of these areas.

Research the topic using your textbook, online library resources, and the Internet. Respond to the following:

Consider a foreign company marketing its products in the United States, such as the Mexican company Cerveceria Modelo that markets Corona beer in the USA. Analyze the complexities of one of the following:

Developing product strategies (including cultural differences)
Assessing the promotional strategies
Developing distribution methods
Assessing pricing strategies

Next, consider operational issues in the U.S. market and analyze the complexities of one of these following issues:

Production strategies
Accessing physical resources and managing inventory
Maintaining quality
Financing the operations

From the perspective of a small company venturing into international operations for the first time, discuss what you feel are the three most difficult issues that must be overcome in recruiting, selecting, and training workers. Explain how each difficulty might be overcome.