Complete the summary table found on the next page with information about the 9 types of phytohormones. The different elements are found in different parts of chapter 12. (25 points)

Answer the following. You should use proper vocabulary correctly in your answers.

 

  1. Complete the summary table found on the next page with information about the 9 types of phytohormones. The different elements are found in different parts of chapter 12. (25 points)

 

  1. Describe a typical signal transduction pathway. Within this you should summarize the primary locations of phytohormone receptors and mechanoreceptors in plant cells, list different types of second messengers in plants, and summarize how those second messengers work. Figures 12.2, 12.3, and 12.4 will be especially helpful for you. (10 points)

 

  1. Describe the general mechanisms of hormonal regulation. You should look at both Figures 12.6 and 12.14. (10 points)

ETGR3222 Engineering Economics

                                  ETGR3222 Engineering Economics

Problem Set 3 – Spring 2020

 

The answers submitted with this exam reflect my own work, in compliance
with the UNC Charlotte Code of Student Academic Integrity.

 

 

Name:_____________________________________

 

 

 

Signature:__________________________________

 

 

Notes:

  1. This is an open book, open notes exercise.
  2. Financial calculators, and scientific calculators with financial functions like the
    TI-83, are permitted.
  3. You may use the interest tables from your textbook and/or financial calculator.
  1. Work neatly.  BOX YOUR ANSWERS. .

 

 

  1. The Mowbot plant must replace an existing HVAC unit (doing nothing is not an option). You are evaluating two pieces of equipment.  Each unit offers a saving in annual energy cost over the existing equipment.

Unit A                        Unit B                      Unit C

Up front cost                                           $44,000                     $65,000                   $84,000

Operating cost/year                              $1,900                       $1,400                     $900

Energy savings / year                            $14,000                     $16,500                   $17,500

Salvage Value                                          $2,000                       $4,000                     $5,000

Economic life, years                                    5                                 7                               7

Mowbot’s MARR is 12%.  Based on annual worth analysis, which unit should you recommend?

 

 

 

  1. Mowbot’s management is evaluating new proposals for production machines from three companies:

Use incremental present worth analysis to decide which alternative should be recommended.  MARR is 12%.

 

 

 

  1. Cameo’s sales representative has offered an up front price reduction. The proposals are now as follows:

 

 

Use incremental rate of return analysis to decide which alternative should be recommended.  MARR is 12%.

 

 

  1. Mowbot Company is evaluating the production of a new part. It would require the acquisition of a special machine costing $120,000.  The machine would be used for five years then sold for $40,000.  Mowbot’s MARR is 15%.
    1. In addition to the sales quotation, the sales representative has quoted a five year lease for $25,000 per year, with the first year’s payment due on delivery. Based on pretax analysis, should Mowbot choose leasing or buying?
    2. The lathe is expected to result in net benefits (income in excess of costs) of $35,000 per year. Based on the choice of leasing or buying from above, should Mowbot acquire the lathe?

Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privac

CO6 Discuss the principles of data integrity, professional ethics, and legal requirements related to data security, regulatory requirements, confidentiality, and client’s right to privacy. (PO 6)
Discussion
This week, we will discuss personal communication devices and their use in healthcare. As we focus on this topic, please address the questions below in the discussion.
How can the use of the nurse’s personal communication device(s) impact patient care positively and/or negatively?
What are the ethical and legal implications of the use of personal devices?
What does the professional literature say about how communication devices can support safe nursing practice?
Grading
To view the grading criteria/rubric, please click on the 3 dots in the box at the end of the solid gray bar above the discussion board title and then Show Rubric.

Discussion: Use of Research in Clinical Practice

 

Discussion: Use of Research in Clinical Practice

Throughout this course, you have examined and considered how the research process contributes to the field of clinical nursing practice. More than just an exercise in developing a research question, searching the literature to guide future research, and performing actual data collection/data analysis, the conclusions you draw from your research findings are useful in helping to develop and enact effective clinical practice. In essence, the process of conducting research contributes to positive social change in that the solutions that you might propose as a nurse researcher and professional will likely impact quality of care and patient safety.

For this Discussion, read the book chapter by Titler (2008) presented in this week’s resources that describes evidence-based practice and translational science, as well as the kind of research needed for both. Then, reflect on how the knowledge you gained about research will support your effort as a nursing professional to improve patient quality and safety.

By Day 3

Describe how you will use evidence-based practice to improve patient quality and safety in your health care setting. Be specific and provide examples. Then, explain how the knowledge gained about research in this course will support your role in practice as a nursing professional. Then, describe how you will use evidence-based practice to improve patient quality and safety. Be sure to include in your Discussion any unanswered questions that need to be considered by your classmates and/or Instructor.

Note: Post a three paragraph (at least 350 words) response. Be sure to use evidence from the readings and include in-text citations. Utilize essay-level writing practice and skills, including the use of transitional material and organizational frames. Use the writing resources to develop your post.

 

3. Case keys: What is the key question, opportunity, or issue in the case? Key success factors: Determine the main factors that are vital to the success of the company (maximum of three factors). Key uncertainties: Determine the main factors that could seriously damage the chosen strategy (maximum of three factors). 4. Analysis of alternative solutions: Generate distinct, realistic alternative solutions to the problem. Identify all options; eliminate those that do not fit with goals, objectives, or resources. Discuss pros and cons. Build an argument to accept one and reject others; justify the choice in relation to the criteria for an effective solution. Address qualitative and quantitative considerations and include target segment and suggested marketing mix. Address key uncertainties that could seriously damage the chosen alternative.

Question 1.  Using the method discussed in the textbook section on attitudes (p153) and your experience with the product positioning project, finish developing the hypothetical multi-attribute table for three brands of toothpaste.  Be sure to explain the components of the table, differences among the brands and potential marketing application for each brand.  You will need to enter two brands and three attributes and speculate on the ratings of the brands you selected.  (You don’t have to survey real respondent for this question.)

 

A sample table is presented below.  You will have different numbers for the ratings when you develop your table.

   

Crest

Select a Brand Select a Brand
ATTRIBUTE Importance

Of Attribute

Rating I*R Rating I*R Rating I*R
1. Anticavity 5 6 30        
2. Select an Attribute 8 5 40        
3. Select an Attribute 2 2 4        
4. Select an Attribute 7 6 42        
TOTALS
22   5.27*        

*total of column  divided by 22

 

Give a brief description of the components of the table

  • Attribute
  • Importance
  • Rating (Degree of the Presence of Attribute)
  • Totals

THER IS MY TABLE BELOW

 

Toothpaste Brands Attribute Table

Brand:                                                            Crest                         Colgate                    Sensodyne

 

Attribute Importance of attribute Rating I*R Rating I*R rating I*R
1,    Resulting Appearance(whitening)

 

4 3 12 5 20 3 12
2, Resulting Breath

 

5 5 25 4 20 4 20
3, sensitives 4 5 20 3 12 5 20
4, Medical Benefits (prevent cavities) 2 2 4 5 10 5 10
Totals 15   3.75 17 4.25   4.25

 

 

 

Question 2.  Extend on a hypothesis testing project idea about the potential influence of Corporate Social Responsibly (CSR) on perceptions of brand attributes and purchase intention.

 

Design a study and rating scale instruments to explore the possible effect.   How would you quantitatively measure the following?

  • Changes in brand attribute perceptions based on CSR information about the brand.
  • Change in brand purchase intention based on CSR information about the brand.

For example, think about how perceptions of product quality might change if consumers knew that a company was good or bad on CSR.

 

Also think about the following:

  • How would brand perceptions change if the consumer had a strong or weak existing brand perception?

For example, if someone has a strong positive attitude about a brand, how would new negative information about the brand’s CSR affect how they felt about the brands attributes (e.g., quality, reliability, prestige, etc.)
How would you measure existing brand attitudes on a rating scale?
Don’t use open-ended questions and think about an experimental design (A-B testing) with a control condition.  (For example, in A-B testing one random group of the respondents would get different CSR information than another random group of respondents.)

 

COMM 2321: Writing for Strategic Comm

COMM 2321: Writing for Strategic Comm
Writing Assignment: Media Kit
Media Kit 60 points
ASSIGNMENT DETAILS Play the role of a PR specialist for an organization to which you belong or an organization for which you volunteer (the organization must be local). Create a three-piece media kit, including a news release, a backgrounder and a fact sheet. Your work will be evaluated on the content, organization, format, grammar and AP style of the documents based on information covered in the textbook and lecture. Refer to the grading rubric below. You will submit all documents to the same Carmen assignment – it may appear that you are “replacing” the first document when you upload the second and third, but you’re not. I can see them all.
News Release Write a standard print news release (NOT an email news release) about an “event,” which should be something happening within the next year so you have enough information to write the release. The “event” could be:
 A new organization introducing itself to the public
 An established organization launching a new product, service, etc.
 An announcement that an organization is moving to a new location, making a change of some kind
 Promotion of an event such as an annual convention
The body copy for the release should be 400-500 words and you must include at least three sources (list them on the bottom of the news release for grading purposes). One source must be a person you interviewed and you directly quote in the news release. Consult with your client regarding letterhead. You may need to create the letterhead if your client does not already have a digital template. (If your client does not want your documents to go on official letterhead, then create a “fictional” letterhead for this assignment, but you must have letterhead.) View the “News Release Example” on Carmen.
Backgrounder
Bio of a key player, or background or history of the organization (300-350 words). You may use information provided by the organization or found online, but edit and rewrite it with strong action verbs, concise sentences, strong grammar and AP style. **See format discussed in class lecture
Fact Sheet Cannot cover the same player/organization outlined in the backgrounder. Choose a different key person, a product or the organization if you did not do your backgrounder on the organization itself (300-350 words). You may use information provided by the organization or found online, but edit and rewrite it with strong action verbs, concise sentences, strong grammar and AP style. **See format discussed in class lecture
Grading Rubric See next page
COMM 2321: Writing for Strategic Comm
Writing Assignment: Media Kit
News Release Lead Writing & Body
10.0 pts Headline and lead grab attention and emphasize strong news value, not the organization; written as a news story with facts in descending order of importance
8.0 pts Headline and lead don’t clearly emphasize strong news value; body not clearly written as a news story with facts in descending order of importance 4.0 pts Headline and lead focus on organization or don’t show strong news value; body not written as a news story with facts in descending order of importance 2.0 pts Headline and lead focus on organization and don’t show any news value; body not written as a news story with facts in descending order of importance News Release Formatting
Formatted correctly, using appropriate letterhead and all required elements covered in class Formatting is missing one or two required elements. Formatting is missing three or four required elements. Formatting is missing more than four required elements. Backgrounder Formatting & Info
Formatted correctly, using appropriate letterhead and all required elements covered in class Formatting is missing one or two required elements. Formatting is missing three or four required elements. Formatting is missing more than four required elements. Fact Sheet Formatting & Info
Formatted correctly, using appropriate letterhead and all required elements covered in class Formatting is missing one or two required elements. Formatting is missing three or four required elements. Formatting is missing more than four required elements. Media Kit Fact-Based Reporting
The news release has sufficient quotes from qualified sources and includes no editorializing; and all media kit facts are accurate
The news release has utilized some quotes from reasonably qualified sources but may include some editorializing and all media kit facts are accurate The news release has unqualified/ insufficient sources, limited quotes or multiple editorial statements and media kit may include inaccurate facts The news release has no outside sources or quotes and/or media kit has significant factual inaccuracies Media Kit Language
AP Style and grammar are all correct, and all media kit elements are written in a clear, concise format, as tightly as possible, using active language. One or two AP Style or grammar errors; media kit elements are written in a clear, concise format, as tightly as possible, using active language. Three or four AP or grammar errors; media kit elements are not written in a clear, concise format, as tightly as possible, using active language. Significant grammar and AP style errors, and poor language structure.

1) Title “The Waste Land” of T.S. Eliot’s poem refers to which culture or civilization?

 

  • Title “The Waste Land” of T.S. Eliot’s poem refers to which culture or civilization? (1 point)
  • What is the central trope (metaphor) of Cantos 116? Find the phrase from the poem and type it below. (1 point)
  • Give two concrete examples of this trope in the poem? Write out them out. (2 points)
  • Pound in Canto 81 states “What thou lov’st well shall not be reft from thee.” What two things is he referring to? List them. (2 points)
  • What are the four main symptoms/consequences of modernity according to the first section of Eliot’s “The Waster Land.” LIST them. (4 points)
  • If for Pound “light” stands for knowledge, hope, vision, what does “light” stand for Eliot in the line “Looking into the heart of light, the silence”? List at least 2 “correct” nouns you can think of. (2 points)
  • What poetic technique is Eliot using when he writes the line ““You who were with me in the ships of Mylae!””? List. (1 point)
  • Eliot’s lines

Oh keep the Dog far hence, that’s friend to men,

Or with his nails he’ll dig it up again!

refer to what Mankind’s or civilization’s propensity that it seems unable to control? List. (1 point)

  • What does “red rock” in the lines

There is shadow under this red rock,

(Come in under the shadow of this red rock).

alludes to? List. (1 point)

  • The presence of “Marie” and “arch-duke” in the first stanza of “The Waste Land” indicate that the main subject of the first stanza is? [Write a sentence or phrase in your response]. (1 point)

 

  • If you were asked to replace the title of Jeffers’ poem “Ave Caesar” with a sentence, what would you write. [1 sentence] (1 point)
  • Paraphrase the following line from Jeffers’ “Ave Caesar” : “Poverty and Carthage off until the Romans arrive.” [Hint: another line that says the same thing: “Their children will learn to hope for a Caesar” ALSO, question 11 and 12 are linked] (1 point)
  • Who is the spoiler in the poem “Carmel Point”? [1 or 2 sentences] (1 point)
  • What does Jeffers mean by the word enskyment in the line from the poem “Vulture”: “What a sublime end of one’s body, what an enskyment; what a life after death.” [2 to 3 sentences] (3 points)
  • Jeffers does not provide a solution to the problem confronting humanity: “inevitable mass-disasters.” Which line in the poem “The Purse-Seine” however provides solace to the reader? Write out the line below. (1 point)

Unit 3: The Discourse Community Ethnography

Unit 3: The Discourse Community Ethnography
Assignment
First, choose a discourse community that has impacted you or interests you. Some possibilities
include specific clubs, occupations, Greek organizations, or religious groups that you belong to,
come into contact with, or would be interested in joining.
Then, find a preliminary answer to this research question: “What are the characteristics and goals of this discourse community and how are those demonstrated through observed activities and genres?” Think of your job as being split into three steps:
Step 1: Collect Data/Observations
* Observe members of the discourse community while they are engaged in a shared activity; take detailed notes (What are they doing? What kinds of things do they say? What specialized language do they use? What do they write and communicate? How do you know who is “in” and who is “out”?).
* Collect and analyze anything people in that community read or write (their genres)—even very short things like forms, football plays, notes, IMs, and text messages.
* Discuss how members of the discourse community move through the hierarchy of the community. Take us through the process of how one enters and moves “up” through the discourse community. This should include how people create identity and gain authority.
Step 2: Analyze the Data
Use the researchers we read (Ann Johns and Kain & Wardle) to help you organize and analyze the data you’ve collected. Feel free to use any other research or authors you find relevant to your discussion.

Step 3: Present Your Findings
Given all the data you’ve collected and analyzed, decide what you want to focus on in your
paper. Is there something interesting regarding the goals of the community? Types of literacies
in the community? Its lexis or genres? Refine the above research question to fit your purpose(s).
Then construct an essay that demonstrates what you’ve learned about discourse communities, reviews relevant literature, describes your methodology and your findings, and presents an answer to your specific research question.
Format
All submitted drafts, including the final draft, should follow the following format guidelines:
* MLA style for in-text citations, works cited, margins, headers, font, etc.
* NOTE: For this paper you must submit all transcripts, interviews, and documents you gather. All first-hand materials you collect should be in the Appendix section, including examples of genre.

LEARNING JOURNAL: Habits 2 and 3

Assigned Reading: Habit 3 (pages 155-189) and First Things First, chapter 15 (on Canvas).

 

   Personal reflection

 

Quadrant III—The Quadrant of Distraction

Spending time in QIII is reacting to things that seem urgent, but in reality, they are not important to you. Many times the urgency of these matters is based on something that distracts you in the moment OR something that represents the priorities and expectations of others.

 

What are the chronic Quadrant III activities in your life?

 

 

How can you reduce or eliminate these QIII activities and become more effective?

 

 

 

 

  Understanding Key Concepts

Answer the following questions.  Your answers should be written as an essay or paragraph and demonstrate your understanding of each concept.

Habit 2 is the habit of personal leadership, and Habit 3 is the habit of personal management.  Review what Dr. Covey says as he introduces Habit 3—read pages 155-156 before responding to these questions.

 

  1. What is the difference between leadership and management?

 

 

  1. How does Habit 2 help you to live Habit 3?

 

 

  1. In your own life, do you spend more time on leadership or management? What is the result?

 

 

  1. Covey talks about the compass paradigm and the clock paradigm. What is the difference between these two paradigms and why is it important to understand the difference?

 

 

Before you answer this next question, review the Six Step Process for Weekly Planning on Canvas.

 

  1. Habit 3 is the habit of action and integrity.One of the steps of weekly planning is INTEGRITY IN THE MOMENT OF CHOICE.Explain what you think this means and why it is a part of weekly planning.

 

 

 

 

  Application Activity—Values and Priorities

 

Step 1: Identify Key Values

Dr. Covey explains in Habit 3 that “the essence of effective time and life management is to organize and execute around balanced priorities.”  The purpose of this activity is to identify and clarify some key values in your life.  Answer the following questions.

 

Questions Answers
Describe yourself in one word.  I am ___________.  
List two of the most important people in your life and one word to describe each of them.  
Name one of your personal traits that you would want your children to emulate.  
You have started your own country.  On your dollar bill it says:  “In ____we trust.”  What word would you put in the blank?  
What are two qualities you look for (or looked for) in a life partner?  
Finish this quote by Gandhi and make it your own:  “Whenever you are confronted with an opponent, conquer him with ______.”  What word would you put in the blank?  
If there were just two rules everyone should follow, what would they be?  
Think of a famous person you admire.  Describe what you admire about that person in one word.  
Visualize a tall skyscraper like the Empire State Building.  Across the street is another identical skyscraper.  Joining these two buildings across the top is an 8” steel beam.  For what or whom would you cross?  

 

 

Step 2: Clarify Values

Now, look back over your answers above.  You have identified some of your values.  List three of them below.

 

For each of the three values, write a clarifying statement about each one.  A clarifying statement is a way of demonstrating that the value is real in your life; it is like creating a verbal picture of what the value looks like.  Ask yourself, “How am I living the value?” 

 

Value Clarifying Statement
Example: Honesty “I never cheat on my income taxes”
   
   
   

 

 

Step 3: Live your Priorities

  1. Do you do things every week that demonstrate how these values are priorities in your life? Do you consistently “put first things first”?

 

  1. Respond to this question that Dr. Covey asks in the text: “If you were to fault yourself in one of three areas, which would it be: (1) the in ability to prioritize; (2) the inability or desire to organize around those priorities; or (3) the lack of discipline to execute around them, to stay with your priorities and organization?

 

  1. What changes can you make to be more effective at living Habit 3—Put first things first?

 

 

In the nonunion facility where you work in a human resources (HR) role, there have been rumors of union-organizing activity. There are numerous reports of e-mails to hourly employees at their work e-mail addresses seeking support for union representation. Pamphlets detailing  workers’ rights and suggesting that voting in a union will increase pay and benefits have been distributed in various areas of the facility and in the parking areas. 

In the nonunion facility where you work in a human resources (HR) role, there have been rumors of union-organizing activity. There are numerous reports of e-mails to hourly employees at their work e-mail addresses seeking support for union representation. Pamphlets detailing  workers’ rights and suggesting that voting in a union will increase pay and benefits have been distributed in various areas of the facility and in the parking areas.

As the human resources (HR) representative, the company’s management asks for your advice and guidance on whether a union has the right to contact workers through their work e-mail addresses and distribute pamphlets on company property. They want to know what the company can do to respond to these tactics and to the union’s message that it can enhance workers’ pay and benefits.

Prepare a proposal that includes your analysis and evidence-supported argument for the proper actions the company should take. Include the following in your paper:

  • Identify any governing labor laws as well as any historical influences, legal precedents, or decisions that apply to this situation.
  • Conduct an analysis of legality of the union-organizing actions, including communications using employer e-mail and distributing literature at the employer’s facility.
  • Propose a strategy that outlines the actions the company can and cannot take to limit or combat union-organizing actions.
  • Provide guidance on the messages and information employers can and cannot communicate in response to union organizing activity and legal risks associated with common tactics.

Your paper should be a minimum of two pages, not including the title and reference pages. You are required to use a minimum of three sources, one of which may be your textbook. Adhere to APA Style when constructing this assignment, including in-text citations and references for all sources that are used. Please note that no abstract is needed.