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Liquid Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS)

1)?Outline?the?principle?of?Electrospray?Ionisation.?In?what?situations?would?you?use?an?alternative?ion?source
(e.g.?Atmospheric?Pressure?Chemical?Ionisation)??Why?is?a?vacuum?required?in?mass?spectrometry?
2)?What?effect?does?working?in?positive?and?negative?ion?mode?have?on?the?m/z?values??Why?was?negative?ion
mode?selected?
3)?What?effect?does?changing?the?collision?energy?have?on?the?MS?sensitivity??What?effect?does?too?high?a
collision?energy?have?on?the?ions?
4)?What?are?the?main?advantages?of?LC?ESI?MS?as?a?tool?for?identifying?compounds??
and?also?mention?that?from?the?results?:
what?type?separation?.?Our?sample?contain?8?different?ions?from?bileacid,?The?last?thing?is?label?the?peaks?on?the?first?picture?in?the?results.

Note:?the?first?chromatogram?on?page?1?is?the?TIC?(total?ion?current)?chromatogram?and?all?of?the?others?are?EIC
(extracted?ion?current)?chromatograms?for?specific?m/z?species.?Importantly,?the?last?EIC?chrom.?on?the?3rd?page
is?the?only?one?you?need?(on?that?page),

about the accuracy and precision of the DVC for in-vivo mice scans

Introduce the research using relevant information from the literature. This should construct the scientific argument and state the study aims.
Materials and Methods (up to 1000 words)
Describe each of the methods used to collect the data. This should be written in the style of a publication not a lab report.
Results (up to 1000 words)
A clear and factual description of the data.
Discussion (up to 1000 words)
Discuss these results in the context of other studies. You should describe your own interpretation of the data and the key findings.
Conclusions (~200 words)
What is the take away message from this research? What were the main findings?
References
Include in text citations and a bibliography for all the literature you refer to in the article. You should aim for 10-20 academically appropriate references. Format your references in IEEE style.

Rousseau?s MAIN ARGUMENT in Book I

Description

1st?page:?argument?outline?(label?premises/conclusion)

2nd?+?3rd?pages:?main?paper?(use?your?outline?to?write?an?argument?summary?of?Rousseau?s?MAIN
ARGUMENT?in?Book?I?of?On?the?Social?Contract)
Important?Note:
Your?FIRST?page?is?an?argument?outline.
Your?argument?outline?should?be?an?outline?of?an?ARGUMENT.
You?must?put?the?premises?into?COMPLETE?sentences.
You?must?LABEL?the?premises?and?conclusion.

Is There a Corilation Between Substance Abuse and Underage Pregnancy?

This?is?a?multiple?step?research?paper.?THIS?REQUEST?IS?ONLY?FOR?STEP?ONE?OF?THE?PAPER?WHICH
IS?THE?PROBLEM?STATMENT.?(Step?1)???Problem?statement?with?TWO?articles.?
THIS?PAPER?IS?ABOUT?HOW?TO?CONDUCT?A?RESEARCH?PAPER,

Miranda and Hinckley

Description
Read?the?scenarios?and?then?provide?a?short?analysis?based?on?the?questions?that?follow.
1.?Miranda
A?uniformed?police?officer?is?dispatched?to?a?bank?robbery.?Upon?arrival,?John?Smith?is?already?under?arrest?by
the?detectives?for?committing?the?robbery?and?shooting?the?guard.?He?is?placed?in?the?back?of?the?officer?s
cruiser.?During?the?drive?back?to?the?station,?Smith?yells?out,??I?am?so?sorry?I?shot?him!??One?month?later,?the
officer?is?called?to?testify?about?Smith?s?statement.?Smith?s?defense?attorney?argues?that?the?officer?failed?to?read
him?his?Miranda?rights.
answering?the?following?questions
A.?Imagine?yourself?as?the?judge?presiding?over?this?case.?Clearly?and?accurately?evaluate?the?constitutional
parameters?that?emerged?from?the?Miranda?decision.?How?has?this?case?influenced?the?practice?of?law
enforcement?
B.?Describe?your?ruling?for?the?bank?robbery?case,?citing?the?Miranda?case.?How?did?Miranda?influence?your
decision?making?process?
2.?Hinckley
On?March?30,?1981,?John?Hinckley?attempted?to?kill?President?Reagan.?There?were?several?witnesses?to?the
shooting,?and?the?evidence?was?overwhelming.?Research?this?case?and?imagine?yourself?as?Hinckley?s?defense
attorney.
Answer?the?following?questions
A.?Apply?the?Model?Penal?Code?test?to?this?case?to?determine?Hinckley?s?mental?state?defense?and?what?the
jury?s?verdict?would?have?to?be.?Be?sure?to?defend?your?response.
B.?After?the?Hinckley?verdict?was?reached,?many?states?opted?for?a?new?test?to?be?utilized.?The?Insanity?Defense
Reform?Act?of?1984?shifted?the?burden?of?proof?from?prosecution?to?defense.?Apply?the?present?statutory?test?to
the?case.?How?do?you?believe?the?jury?would?vote?if?Hinckley?were?tried?today??Why?
C.?What?historical?milestone?case?involving?the?Second?Amendment?emerged?from?the?events?of?this?situation?
How?has?this?case?impacted?the?criminal?justice?practitioner?

POlitics of the Middle East

Description
Based?on?pp.?1?236?in?The?Turbulent?World?of?Middle?East?Soccer?by?James?M.?Dorsey,?is?the?sport?of?soccer
emblematic?of?politics?in?the?Middle?East??Why?or?why?not??What?can?the?various?soccer?clubs,?their?fans,
competitions/matches?and?the?arenas?tell?us?about?politics?in?the?region??Please?address?the?following?three
themes/issues?in?your?argument:?1)?the?relationship?between?the?state?and?society;?2)?national?identity;?and?3)?the
religious/secular?dichotomy.?Please?reference?examples?from?at?least?3?different?middle?Eastern?countries?and/or
communities?(e.g.?Palestinians?and?the?Kurds).?
Evaluation:?Your?paper?will?be?graded?on:?a)?Argument?and?Evidence?(thesis,?evidence?and?logic);?b)?Writing
(organization,?clarity,?flow,?paragraphs,?sentences,?grammar,?spelling?and?syntax);?c)?Insight?(attention?to?detail
and?understanding?of?subject?matter).

The Village by Bing West Leadership paper

Description
This?is?not?a?book?report,?but?a?paper?describing?the?leadership?qualities?of?the?American?squad?leaders.?The
book?is?called?the?Village?by?Bing?West.?(12?marines?during?Vietnam)?Now?the?only?source?that?should?be?used
outside?of?the?book?is?the?leadership?requirment?model.?(ADRP?6?22).?Using?the?qualities?and?what?this
document?dictates?a?leader?must?have,?you?will?rate?the?leaders?in?the?book?(AMERICAN?marine?leaders).?For
instance?once?the?LT?O’rurke?left?the?village?SSG?Sullivan?was?complacent?and?6?marines?died.?He?lacked
motivation?and?determination?to?motivate?the?PFs?to?do?their?job.?The?PFs?were?suppose?to?have?their?6?but
instead?was?with?their?girlfriends?and?the?VC?were?able?to?ambush?the?Village.?Unlike?LT?O’rurke,?O’rurke
motivated?and?took?the?initiative?to?be?proactive?in?making?sure?no?one?got?complacent.?***This?is?how?the
paper?should?be?wrote.?You?can?write?about?how?you?think?the?leader?should?of?acted?but?only?using?the?words
from?the?Leadership?Requirement?model?and?quotes?from?the?book.

Game

Description
Please?choose?one?of?the?following?topics:
a.?Serious?games
Games?are?commonly?associated?with??fun??or??entertainment’,?which?is?often?associated?with?the?concept?of
play.?However,?games?have?been?used?in?very?serious?situations?from?encouraging?exercise?on?a?daily?basis?to
being?implemented?in?military?strategies.?For?this?assignment,?find?and?play?a?persuasive,?educational,?or?serious
game.?Links?to?such?games?can?be?found?on?Wikipedia?or?at?the?Games?for?Health,?or?Games?for?Change,?or
Brainpop?websites,?among?other?places.?
Write?a?critique?of?this?game,?discussing?and?evaluating?whether?it?succeeds?as?a?game?and/or?as?a?tool?for?social
change.?Is?it?a?”good”?game?(you?can?provide?your?own?definition?here)??What?challenges?do?you?see?in?using
games?for?purposes?other?than?entertainment??What?potential?is?there?for?using?games?for?purposes?other?than
entertainment??Is?this?game?capable?of?changing?the?world?in?a?positive?way??Why?or?why?not??How?do?you
envision?the?future?of?serious?games?
b.?Games?&?Society
Games?are?neither?made?nor?played?in?a?vacuum.?The?society?in?which?games?are?embedded?influences
everything?from?what?kinds?of?games?are?made,?to?the?content?of?those?games,?to?how?those?games?are
perceived.?Games?are?social?artifacts,?and?so?may?embody?different?aspects?of?society.?Write?a?critique?of?a
single?video?game,?discussing?how?that?game?either?(a)?reflects?the?society?and?culture?in?which?it?is?created?or
(b)?is?embedded?in?a?broader?sociocultural?system.?What?social?elements?influence?this?game??What?does?this
game?tell?us?about?the?society?in?which?we?live?

Accounting for healthcare—interview for the Chief Financial Officer position at Stanford Health Care.

Description
(10?PAGES)?ASSIGNMENT:?You?are?a?senior?financial?executive?in?the?field?of?health?care.?Although?you?are
happy?in?your?current?position,?you?have?been?extremely?fortunate?to?be?asked?to?interview?for?the?Chief
Financial?Officer?position?at?Stanford?Health?Care.?The?interview?will?occur?in?early?2015,?shortly?after?Stanford
Health?Care?closed?out?its?books?for?Fiscal?Year?2014.?The?interview?process?will?include?three?separate
interviews?with?the?following?groups/individuals:?the?CEO,?the?Finance?Committee?for?the?hospital?s?Board?of
Trustees,?and?the?external?audit?team?(who?recently?completed?their?audit?of?the?FY?2013?and?FY?2014?financials
for?the?hospitals).
In?order?to?demonstrate?your?in?depth?knowledge?of?health?care?accounting?and?finance,?and?to?ensure?that?you
have?as?much?information?as?possible?in?order?to?determine?if?you?want?to?accept?this?position?if?it?were?offered
to?you,?you?will?develop?a?series?of?five?questions?for?each?of?the?interview?sessions?listed?above?(for?a?total?of
15?questions?and?answers).?In?order?to?anticipate?the?responses,?and?based?on?some?research?you?have?done?using
the?Consolidated?Financial?Statements,?Auditor?s?Report,?and?Notes?to?the?Consolidated?Financial?Statements,
you?will?develop?your?anticipated?responses?to?each?of?your?questions.
INSTRUCTIONS:?
Note:?You?only?have?to?utilize?the?actual?Consolidated?Financial?Statements?from?Stanford?Health?Care?that?are
posted?to?the?Readings??list.?Any?other?information?that?you?develop?related?to?your?questions?and?answers?may
be??made?up/fictitious,??though?you?are?more?than?welcome?to?do?further?research?on?Stanford?that?would
provide?factual?information.
Be?certain?to?consider?not?only?your?prior?experience?and?accounting?knowledge?as?you?make?a?list?of?your
questions?(15)?relating?to?the?accounting?at?the?organization,?but?also?a?careful?ear?and?eye?for?hints?of?the?type?of
problems?that?MAY?exist?(or?that?you?may?make?up)?related?to?the?accounting?and?financial?aspects?of?Stanford.
?Use?APA?formatted?headings.?You?will?have?three?Level?1?headings,?for?each?of?the?three?interviews,?and?10
Level?2?headings?under?each?Level?1?headings.
?You?must?include?at?least?10?peer?reviewed?or?professional?sources?(HFMA?and?the?textbook?may?be?included
as?sources)..
?The?body?of?your?paper?will?consist?of?your?15?questions?and?responses.?It?will?look?a?little?like?this:.
CEO?Agenda???Five?Questions?and?Anticipated?Responses
Question?1
How?do?you???
Response?1
This?is?how?I?would?answer?question?1.
Auditor?s?Agenda???Five?Questions?and?Anticipated?Responses
Question?6
How?do?you???
?Chapter?16:?Investment?Analysis???What?Should?We?Do?Next?
?Chapter?17:?Capital?Structure???Long?Term?Debt?and?Equity?Financing
Articles?and?Websites
?Analyzing?Information?Technology?Value,?HFMA,?March?2003,?by?John?Glaser
?Weighted?Averages?(related?to?WACC?from?Chapter?17):?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=slFqL86q3EA
?Trends?in?Healthcare?Philanthropy?and?the?Use?of?Separate?Foundations,?The?Wilmington?Trust,?2012
?Prioritizing?Capital?Projects?When?Cash?Is?Scarce,?HFMA,?March?2010,?by?Cara?Casolari?and?Steve?Womack
?Squeezing?the?Funding?You?Need?from?Today’s?Capital?Sources,?HFMA,?April?2010,?by?Deborah?C.?Gordon
?Seven?Strategies?for?Improving?Your?Hospitals?Capital?Structure,?HFMA?October?2009,?by?Andrew?J.?Majka
?Seven?Strategies?for?Improving?Your?Hospitals?Capital?Structure.pdf
Stanford?Health?Consolidated?Financial?Statements?for?2014?(retrieve?from?the?Web?via?Google

Culture and Communication Creative Expressions and New Perspectives

In a minimum of 300 words Respond in APA format including references:

Imagine that you are visiting a country or culture where you are not easily understood. Your expectations about time, personal space, the roles of men and women, and communication styles seem foreign to the people you encounter. You are hungry and need to get something to eat. Where will you choose to go? How will you interact with the people to get what you need? Describe what this experience would be like. Give one example of how a miscommunication could occur.

What are some ways you might seek to be understood? How can this thought experiment help you in your daily life?