Day: January 19, 2020

Discussion :APA 6th Edition Format As Required ( 2 Paragraphs Is Required 2 Cited Peer Review References Within 5 Years Of Publication (References Cannot Be Older Than 5 Years).

January 19, 2020 3 Comments Nursing

 

Herbal Supplements:

The practice of using herbal supplements dates back thousands of years. Today, there is a renewal in the use of herbal supplements among American consumers. However, herbal supplements are not for everyone. In fact, some herbal products may cause problems for people treatments for chronic ailments. Because they are not subject to scrutiny by the FDA or other governing agencies, the use of herbal supplements is controversial.

Herbal supplements are products made from plants for use in the treatment and management of certain diseases and medical conditions. Many prescription drugs and over-the-counter medicines are also made from plant derivatives. These products contain only purified ingredients and, unlike herbal supplements, are closely regulated by the FDA. Herbal supplements may contain entire plants or plant parts. Herbal supplements come in all forms: dried, chopped, powdered, capsule, or liquid, and can be used in various ways. Please address the followings:

1.     Discuss advantages and disadvantages of dietary supplements, including adverse reactions, drug-drug interactions, drug-food interactions, and specific laboratory issues that may arise from using these products.

2.     Discuss the position of the FDA and other governmental agencies on over the counter herbal supplements. Support your post with at least 2 evidenced-based guidelines published within the last 5 years.

Should development projects such as highways, dams, oil, mining and other infra-structural projects that force the displacement of local communities be built?

January 19, 2020 1 Comment MLA, Social Sciences

Reflection Paper Question:

Should development projects such as highways, dams, oil, mining  and other infra-structural projects that force the displacement of local communities be built? Reflect on why is your answer to this question is either Yes OR No, please take a side!

Reflection Paper General Instructions and Rubric

Purpose of Reflection Papers: In this assignment, you will be expected to show that you have read, understood and reflected on 3 of the readings assigned for this class, which was covered in session # 2.

Format:

All reflection paper should be 5 pages, typed, double-spaced and in a 12 point font with one-inch margins.

Despite the fact that these papers are designed to reflect your thinking process, they must cite the assigned scholarly sources as these will help you develop an informed opinion based on the readings/film.  You must use MLA citation.

Reflection Paper Guidelines:

This Reflection Paper constitutes 25% of your grade.
The Reflection Paper should analyze at least 3 readings that are provided for this class (additional external readings could be used but are NOT required.)
The Reflection Paper should not only summarize the central arguments raised in these readings/films but should also demonstrate your exploration and critical analysis– in your own words.
It should be doubled spaced, 12-point font– please do NOT use bullet format.
You must use MLA citation.
Please check the below reflection grading rubric.

HOW TO REFLECT?

In this course, you have been reflecting on the assigned readings.  In this assignment, I am asking you to answer the provided reflection question and expand your reflections by sharing some of the followings, which may apply:

Thoughts
Feelings
Likes
Dislikes
Comments
Ideas, words or phrases that have struck you, and why?
Further questions this reflection brings up

Response

January 19, 2020 2 Comments English

Review: classmates posts below. five well-developed sentences, minimum 100 for each response.

WRITE– 

Discuss a cost consideration they did not include. 

Explain your rationale for stating that it is an important factor to be considered in the capital expenditure proposal. 

Anthony- There are different types of capital expenditures like land, buildings, and equipment.  A specific type of capital expenditure for a radiology department would be replacing the MRI magnet/machine with a new one.  The capital expenditure budget would be an important piece in determining if this is a good purchase.  The budget usually consists of two things: costs associated with already existing capital assets and budgeted costs for planned capital expenditures.  Since not everyone has an endless amount of money to spend on capital assets, the budget determines the amount that is available.  Once the budget is set, companies must prioritize their investments based on necessity, cost, and opportunity cost.  One way that organizations can help prioritize is based on cash flow reports like the net present value or internal rate of return (Baker, Baker, & Dworkin, 2017). Another way to vector projects is through the multicriteria Preference Ranking Organization METHods for Enrichment Evaluations, also known as the PROMETHEE method.  This method quantifies opportunity cost of alternatives. It determines the best net flow and helps in the decision-making process (Castro, 2002).

Aside from the actual cost of a piece equipment, like the replacement MRI magnet, there are other costs to consider as well.  Maintenance on a magnet can be costly.  For example, if the magnet must be quenched in an emergency scenario (rapid releasing helium so that the magnetic field lowers), it costs roughly $90K to fix the damaged parts and refill the helium.  As a result, it is imperative to pay for a maintenance contract with the vendor so that all maintenance and parts are covered under warranty.  Another cost to consider when purchasing a replacement magnet is the cost of lost revenue during the deinstallation and installation phases.  It is a big muscle move to do these processes.  It requires the magnetic field to be ramped down, a panel in the wall removed, jacks to put the magnet on rollers, and a crane.  Once the new magnet is installed, the magnetic field must bring up to operating strength and tested by a physicist.  It can be several weeks to months before the new magnet is brought online.  If the company doesnt have another magnet to accommodate the patients, the renting of a mobile unit would be a consideration, otherwise a lot of revenue would be lost. 

Regina– Capital expenditure budgets are necessary and important in any business or organization because they are intended and utilized for the planning, controling and monitoring of longterm financial decisions and outcomes.  Another name utilized to better understand the use of capital expenditure budgets is “capital spending plan” which consists of existing asset spending or new capital asset spending (Baker, Baker & Dworkin 2017).  One captial expenditure that is important in a physicians office would be upgrading old outdated Billing Software with Practicesuite Billing Software.  This software is one of the best billing softwares and offers an extensive amount of products that would streamline the office functions from the front office to the clinical side so that only one software would be needed to complete every function of the office.  It is cloud based so therefore there will be monthly premiums that will be associated according to what type of additional services that would need to be included in the software and taking into account the computers that would need to be updated in order to hold the capacity of the software being that it would replace all of the different software programs that are now in place. 

Estimating the payback period and cost flow is important when making any type of capital expenditure plan and budget.  When analyzing the specific needs of this billing software, the identification of the greatest potential for the future delivery of high-quality patient care is the biggest factor and obtaining a longer planning process to understand the true market needs is a must (Shultz, 1991).   When writing the proposal for this billing software, all of the advantages of obtaining it over the current software is needed which consists of faster payment initiatives with the use of online payment access from Insurance Carriers, the inclusion of EMR software, Coding Software with Correct Coding Initiatives installed, Clean claim processing software included, Appointment software included, Dashboards, and so on.  The software will pay for itself in no time because of the faster rate of payments being received and the use of one system for all other programs that are currently being paid for.  

Due 1/20/20 @9am eastern time with plag report

Any topic (writer’s choice)

January 19, 2020 7 Comments APA, Business and Management

Consider your work as an engineer in the Saudi Electrical Company. Using that organization, answer the following questions in your discussion post:

Describe the organization to your classmates and instructor in a short summary.
How have technological trends helped the organization innovate its business processes?
How has IT technology caused disruption in the organization? Explain.
How did the disruption facilitate a competitive advantage?

The Textbook
(Pollard, C., Turban, E., Wood, G. (2018). Information technology for management: On-demand strategies for performance, growth, and sustainability (11th ed.). Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. ISBN: 9781118890790)

– Use at least two references (including the Textbook)
– My mother language is Arabic, so use as easy and simple English as you can
– Try to write topics related to Saudi Arabian culture
– The first and most important reference is the textbook 
– Embed course material concepts, principles, and theories, which require supporting citations along with at least one scholarly,
peer-reviewed reference in supporting your answer
– If you use a book or a journal or a report as a reference, please send me the access link to the reference or attach the reference file when sending the order.

Week 1 Assignment

January 19, 2020 2 Comments Information Systems

Week 1 Assignment

1.1 What is the OSI security architecture?

1.2 What is the difference between passive and active security threats?

1.3 List and briefly define categories of passive and active security attacks.

1.4 List and briefly define categories of security services.

1.5 List and briefly define categories of security mechanisms.

1.6 List and briefly define the fundamental security design principles.

1.7 Explain the difference between an attack surface and an attack tree.

Complete your answers on a WORD Document,

Creating A Text Message

January 19, 2020 1 Comment Human Resource Management

Your internet was down last night and you weren’t able to turn in your last assignment. Your professor is away from her office, so you know the quickest way to reach her is via text message. Compose and send a text to your professor notifying her of this situation.

Create a text message in which you:

Explain what happened with the internet and how that will affect your schoolwork.

Identify yourself and include a closing.

Effective Persuasive Communication In Personal, Professional, And Academic Contexts

January 19, 2020 4 Comments Business Finance - Management

In this Assignment, you will write three paragraphs describing effective persuasive communication in personal, professional, and academic contexts. In each of the three paragraphs, include at least one concrete example of effective persuasive writing that you have encountered or written yourself to illustrate your points, and consider issues like audience, speaker, text, purpose, and context. You can also include information on tone, style, formality, voice, correctness, evidence

Discussion

January 19, 2020 3 Comments Computer Science

In chapter 2, the author describes Hyperledger Fabric and its components. Create a new thread, choose one of the Hyperledger design principles described in chapter 2, and explain why your chosen design principle is important to a successfully enterprise blockchain implementation. Im interested to read what YOU learned from this weeks reading. Do NOT submit a research paper. Tell me what you think.

Then think of three questions youd like to ask other students and add these to the end of your thread. The questions should be taken from material you read in Chapter 1 or 2. Youre not trying to test each other, but you are trying to start a discussion.

Finally, go to three other students threads and post comments, answering at least one of their questions.

You must do the following:

1) Create a new thread. As indicated above, choose one of the Hyperledger design principles described in chapter 2, and explain why your chosen design principle is important to a successfully enterprise blockchain implementation. Then think of three questions youd like to ask other students and add these to the end of your thread. The questions should be taken from material you read in Chapter 1 or 2. Youre not trying to test each other, but you are trying to start a discussion.

2) Select AT LEAST 3 other students’ threads and post substantive comments on those threads. Your comments should answer AT LEAST one of the questions posed in the thread and extend the conversation started with that thread. Make sure that you include the question in your comment so I can see what question youre answering.

ALL original posts and comments must be substantive AND ORIGINAL. (I’m looking for about a paragraph – not just a short answer.) Do not plagiarize!! Use your own words.

Short answers

January 19, 2020 4 Comments Business Finance - Management

    Chapter 4: Questions (p143. ) 1-5; Min-case (p145. ) 1-3

     (p146 1-5)         Chapter 5: Questions (p.182) 1-8; Mini-case (p. 183) 1-3 

just answer these questions in an  APA Format. Theyre supposed to be brief answers. 

I need it in the next 7 hours !!!!  The textbook is attached below