Please include: Bipolar cells serve as the bridge cell between the photoreceptor cell and
the ganglion cell. Like the photoreceptor cell it also must transduce a chemical signal in order to
signal the next cell in the chain. Describe the transduction pathway in the bipolar cell. How
similar and /or different is this pathway compared to the transduction pathway in the
photoreceptor cell? What activates it and what is the ultimate outcome to activating this
pathway? What are the molecules involved and what do they do? Moreover, what other
molecules and/or pathways modulate these internal processes. Include in your discussion ON
and OFF bipolar cells and how these cells modulate. MUST UTILIZE THE ARTICLES PROVIDED. Must have:
a. Title
b. Abstract
c. Introduction
d. Discussion
e. Conclusions
f. Acknowledgements
g. References
h. Figure legends
i. Figures

Create a small prevention program that could be implemented at a health fair, at a workplace, or in a school. The goal of this assignment is to articulate the social, biological, and psychological consequences of addictive behaviors to an at-risk population and contextualize issues of addiction in historical and social frameworks.

For this presentation, you will present your complete prevention program.

The presentation should include 7 slides (not counting title slide and references slide) with speaker notes to address the following topics:
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Population that is at risk (ADOLESENTS & DRUGS)
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Addiction and the effects that this addiction has on the individual, family, workplace, and community
A look at the history and social frameworks of this addiction and the at-risk population
Where is the best place to implement this program?
How will you measure success for this prevention program?
Could you apply this prevention program within your real life and community? If so, will you, and if not, why not?
An effective presentation will include:1

Dynamic formatting of the slides
Appropriate images, charts, graphs, and so on
Clean bullets points that do not give too much information per slide
Use of the speaker notes section to clearly define the bullets of the slide and provide reference to cited material

Federalism made a lot of sense at the time the Constitution was written.  Why has this power sharing arrangement between the states and the federal government endured for more than 250 years?  In answering this question please include a discussion about American political culture, our views of liberty and identity.  Please also consider inyour paper an example of an issue where there is tension between local, state, and federal levels of government.  Examples you can look at include education policy, environmental policy, marijuana laws, or minimum wage laws.  In looking at a specific example, please make sure to explain why this is an issue that states have considerable (but not absolute) power over and what this tells us about federalism more generally.

a) Pick one of Poes stories and formulate a thesis which analyzes it. You can choose something general like setting or specific like narrators motivations

b) Write 1-2 page essay examining your topic. Be sure to include a quote from Poe in every body paragraph (not Intro or Conclusion). THE FORMAT OF THE FINAL EXAM PAPER WILL BE SIMILAR TO THIS PAPER

*I pick the Raven by Poe.
Attached is the Textbook The Raven is located page 1717
PLEASE USE TEXTBOOK I PROVIDED!

1.Throw ten coins onto a flat surface. Move aside all the coins that landed tails-up. Collect the remaining coins. After tossing them once again, remove all the coins that landed tails-up. Repeat this process until all the coins have been removed. Can you see how this relates to radioactive half-life? In units of tosses what is the average half-life of 25 coins? 50 coins? 1 million coins?

2. Repeat Exercise 26 but use 10 dimes and 25 pennies. Let the dimes represent a radioactive isotope, such as carbon-14, while the pennies represent a nonradioactive isotope, such as carbon-12. Remove only the dimes when they land heads-up. Collect all the pennies and add them to the dimes that landed heads-up. Does the number of pennies affect the behavior of the dimes? Someone gives you two sets of coins. The first set contains 10 dimes and 25 pennies. The second set contains 2 dimes and 25 pennies. Which set of coins has gone through a greater number of tosses? Which set provides the most radioactivity after a toss? Which set is analogous to a sample of once-living ancient material?

3. Calculate your estimated annual dose of radiation using the EPAs radiation dose calculator available at http://www.epa.gov/radiation/understand/calculate.html.

Discussion Post and Response – Not an essay

2/3 of Page for Post (Pick any medication just not the same as this classmate that response is required for)

The prompt for this week is to gIve an example of a medication that affects the nervous system and explain how it does that using concepts from Chapter 12.

This can be a medication you use in practice or an example from your book or other reference. Try your best to find one your classmates have not already talked about and explain the process in your own words.

Please give both the generic name and common trade name of the drug, what it is most commonly used for and potential side effects.

1/3 of Page for Response to classmates post

Classmates post: Please write a response
One of the drugs we use commonly in the Critical Care area is Norepinephrine also known as Levophed. Norepinephrine (Levophed) is a catecholamine agent with potent alpha-1 and mild beta-1 properties. Norepinephrine has no beta-2 activity, so the vasoconstrictive effects are unopposed (Hallengren, strand, Eksborg, Barle, & Frostell, 2017).  Consequently, norepinephrine is a  potent vasopressor and weak positive inotrope. Norepinephrine is indicated for hypotension due to distributive shock states including septic and neurogenic shock. As a result, Norepinephrine is recommended as the initial vasopressor per the Surviving Sepsis Campaign recommendations.

Due to its massive effect of alpha-1, blood pressure, MAP, SVR, and CO are increased with Norepinephrine (Girbes & Hoogenberg, 1998). Adverse reactions include tachycardia, hypertension, ventricular dysrhythmias, and myocardial ischemia. Because of strong vasoconstrictive effects, high doses of norepinephrine can impede tissue perfusion, particularly of the skin, viscera, and kidneys (Yamamura et al., 2018).

References

Girbes, A. R. J., & Hoogenberg, K. (1998). The use of dopamine and norepinephrine in the ICU. In Yearbook of Intensive Care and Emergency Medicine 1998 (pp. 178-187). Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg.

Hallengren, M., strand, P., Eksborg, S., Barle, H., & Frostell, C. (2017). Septic shock and the use of norepinephrine in an intermediate care unit: Mortality and adverse events. PLoS One, 12(8), e0183073.

Yamamura, H., Kawazoe, Y., Miyamoto, K., Yamamoto, T., Ohta, Y., & Morimoto, T. (2018). Effect of norepinephrine dosage on mortality in patients with septic shock. Journal of intensive care, 6(1), 1-7.

1) Title of your paper
2) Full author listings
3) Abstract
4) Introduction (you may use this section to present an overall description of your topic of choice, including its full taxonomy)
5) Description of your specific virus of choice: this section should contain the bulk of your literature research. It should include the entire life cycle of the virus, with a clear and concise description/explanation of each stage of the virus’s life cycle, it’s host range and its attributable medical etiologies
6) Summary/Conclusions
7) Acknowledgements (you must acknowledge the contribution of anyone who assisted you in preparing this document)
8) References (this section should be a numbered list of work you have cited throughout your paper). Use the format as shown in my published manuscript which I have already uploaded for you on Canvas.

North Korea is threatening the US and its neighboring nations with a nuclear bomb attack.  What type of nuclear reaction is he making use of in his nuclear arsenal? How does it compare with the atom bombs used in Hiroshima during WWII? Compare the processes in both of these and the extent of the possible damage.

After completing the assigned reading in Duvall and Hays and the assigned Bible reading, complete the following in one to two paragraphs each:

1. Imagine that the only things we knew about Jesus were contained in Matthew 1-2 and Luke 1-2. List seven truths that we learn about him in those passages in one sentence each, citing the Scripture reference at end of each sentence. Example: 1. Jesus is the ultimate King (like David) and the One who will bless the nations (like Abraham). Matthew 1:1
3. What is the Kingdom of God as described in the Bible? As you explain, you might want to explain the imagery of a king, a kingdom, etc.
4. Discuss various reasons why Jesus encountered so much opposition.
After completing the assigned reading in Plummer, complete the following in one to two paragraphs each:
5. What strategies could you use to improve as an interpreter of the Bible?
6. Identify and explain two principles for interpreting parables.

Book Source

Duvall, J. S., & Hays, J. D. (2012). Living God’s word: Discovering our place in the great
story of scripture. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan. ISBN-13: 978-0310292104

Plummer, R. (2010). 40 questions about interpreting the Bible. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel
Academic & Professional. ISBN-13: 978-0825434983