There are a number of social justice issues related to mental health. This semester, I want you to organize and carry out an activism project that relates to one of these themes. Remember that activism can take on many forms – from writing a letter to a politician to participating in a march or protest. You can find a few examples on NAMI’s website

To get you to start thinking about this project, here are some topics to consider:

• Funding for treatment
• Equity in access to treatment
• Affordability of treatment
• The role of racism, sexism, or other means of bias in diagnosis and treatment
• The opioid crisis
• Prevention measures/funding

You will create a PowerPoint that details your activism project. Your PowerPoint should include the following information:

• Identified problem or issue
• Research on/history of the problem
• The activist activity you did
• Evaluation of how effective the activism was
• Discussion of further work that needs to be done on this issue
• How you see activism in this area benefiting your current or future clients and/or work
• Personal reflection on this project
  • How did you feel about activism before this project? While engaging in activism? Afterwards?
  • What did you learn about the issue/problem? Activism? Yourself?

Distribution Strategy: Explain the distribution system- direct or indirect. Name the major type of intermediaries if indirect. For example, what type of coverage does your product have? Does it vary by region? What will you do to support your intermediaries?

Each student will develop a Synthesis Table using the attached synthesis table document to evaluate one disease from each of the three body systems listed below: ( Neuro, Endocrine, and Renal)

1. Neuro: Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, CVA, Migraine, Multiple Sclerosis
2. Endocrine: SIADH, Pituitary Adenoma, Hyperthyroidism/Thyroid Storm, DKA
3. Renal: Nephrolithiasis, Renal Cell Carcinoma, Urinary Tract Infection (Upper), Chronic Kidney Disease

Instructions:

1. Include the following in the table: Pathophysiology, Epidemiology, Signs(Provider Sees)/ Symptoms (patient complaint), Environmental/Cultural/Genetic Factors, Labs and Diagnostics, Patient Education focus, Information Technology Resources, and Operational Systems Strategies Implementation for staff/provider education.
2. In the table, provide information on each topic in bullet format, but ensure that the narrative has enough explanation; in the appropriate column, give the page numbers from the textbook and references from peer-reviewed journals (Ex. Jones, 2017).

1. ABC Resources last year reported cost of goods sold of $125 million and an inventory turnover ratio of 3.5. The company is now adopting a new inventory system. If the new system is able to reduce the firm’s inventory level and increase the firm’s inventory turnover ratio to 4.5 while maintaining the same level of sales, how much cash will be freed up?

2. Englander Electronics sells on terms of 3/10, net 30. Total sales for the year are $3,250,000. Thirty-five percent of customers pay on the 10th day and take discounts; the         other 65% pay, on average, 44 days after their purchases.

1. What is the days sales outstanding?
2. What is the average amount of receivables?
3. What would happen to average receivables if Merva toughened its collection policy with the result that all nondiscount customers paid on the 32th day?

3. Barry’s Bicycles is considering changes in its working capital policies to improve its cash flow cycle. Barry’s sales last year were $7,250,000 (all on credit), and its net profit margin was 7%. Its inventory turnover was 7.5 times during the year, and its DSO was 39 days. Its annual cost of goods sold was $3,200,000. The firm had fixed assets totaling $785,000. Barry’s payables deferral period is 41 days.

1. Calculate Barry’s cash conversion cycle.
2. Assuming Barry’s holds negligible amounts of cash and marketable securities,

calculate its total assets turnover and ROA.

8. Suppose Barry’s managers believe the annual inventory turnover can be raised to 8.5 times without affecting sales. What would Barry’s cash conversion cycle, total assets turnover, and ROA have been if the inventory turnover had been 8.5 for the year?

4. Calculate the nominal annual cost of nonfree trade credit under each of the following terms. Assume that payment is made either on the discount date or on the due date.

1. 2/15, net 35
2. 1/10, net 30
3. 2.5/15, net 45
4. 3/ 10, net 50
5. 2/15, net 40

Some videos you may find helpful.

Short Term Financing

Cash Budgets

Operating and Cash Cycle

Cash Conversion Cycle

1.What does Virtue mean, and is it a useful concept to determine whether someone is good? Use your knowledge of Virtue Ethics from the readings and examples from your own experience and ethical judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your argument.

2. What are the benefits and drawbacks of Virtue Ethics (Aristotelian, Confucian or both) for practical, ethical dilemmas in everyday life? Use your knowledge of Virtue Ethics from the readings and examples from your own experience and ethical judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your argument.

3. Read the following article from the Markkula Center for Applied Ethics:

To what extent does integrity matter in a business culture? “Wells Fargo Banking Scandal: Why culture matters.” Markkula Center for Applied Ethics (2018)

How does an Ethics of Virtue help us to analyze the ethical dilemma presented by the Wells Fargo Bank scandal? Use your knowledge of Virtue Ethics from the readings and examples from your own experience and ethical judgments to make your argument. Make sure to address possible objections to your argument

Answer questions 1-11 separately with 4-5 sentences for each question.

If you use a source make sure to cite your work, NO PLAGIARISM!

1. For purpose of an aggravated assault or aggravated battery charge, explain what may constitute a “deadly or dangerous weapon.”

2. List and explain the defenses available to a defendant charged with the crime of assault or battery.

3. Compare and contrast the crimes of kidnapping, hostage taking, and false imprisonment.

4. List the three exceptions to the rape shield laws and explain their purpose.

5. Explain how robbery differs from extortion, Provide some examples of extortion.

6. Compare and contrast bribery and extortion. State an example of a crime which includeds both bribery and extortion.

7. Explain the clash between the federal government and several states over the medical use of marijuana.

8. List the elements the prosecution must prove to obtain a RICO conviction.

9. Explain the purpose of the offense of obstruction of justice. Provide examples of how this crime may be committed.

10. State the definition of white-collar crime. List some examples of this type of crime. Provide an example of a famous white-collar criminal and explain his or her crime.

11. Explain the difference between DUI 1st and DUI 2nd offense based upon Tennessee Law.

Introduction

A complex number consists of a real and imaginary component and is usually written in the form  where  and  are either integer or floating-point values and  (the imaginary value) . Sometimes in engineering, the letter  is used in place of  because  is used for other values.

Multiplying two complex numbers is done by applying the FOIL (Firsts, Outers, Inners and Lasts) method, similar to that of binomial multiplication.  For example, multiplying (a + bi)(c + di) is accomplished as follows:

Firsts:        a * c

Outers:      a * di

Inners:      bi * c

Lasts:        bi * di

This produces (a+bi)(c+di) = ac + adi + bci + bdi². The terms are combined to produce the product back in the form a + bi. Keep in mind that i² = -1.

An example using actual values:  (2.5 + 3i)(4.0 + 2i)

Firsts:        2.5 * 4.0

Outers:      2.5 * 2i

Inners:      3i * 4.0

Lasts:        3i * 2i

This produces 10 + 5i + 12i + 6i² = 10 + 17i + 6(-1) = 4 + 17i.

Some contemporary programming languages natively support complex numbers (Python, MATLAB).  Newer revisions of some older languages (C, FORTRAN) have added support for complex numbers.  Some programming languages have no native support for complex numbers.

Assignment Definition

Consider the following high-level language code which multiplies two vectors that contain single-precision complex numbers:

Values a, b and c are vectors; _re is the real component element and _im is the imaginary component element in each vector.

1. Convert this loop into pseudo RV64V assembly code using strip mining assuming the following architectural features:

Register s0 = loop counter & array index [i]

Vector registers:  v0 – v31

MVL (maximum vector length) = 64

Instructions:       vld (vector load)

vst (vector store)

vadd (vector add)

vsub (vector subtract)

vmul (vector multiply)

bne (branch if not equal)*

blt (branch if less than)*

j (unconditional jump)*

addi (integer add immediate)*

ori (logical or immediate)*

Note:  instructions with an asterisk indicate the instructions are used only for setting initial index value and increments, and for loop control.

2. If the vector processor implements chaining with two lanes and has a single vector load/store unit, using the pseudo assembly code from question 1, show how convoys would be constructed to execute in the vector pipeline. How many chimes are required to execute the convoys?

3. Assume in the vector processor, the functional units have the following startup overhead: load/store unit: 12 cycles, multiply unit: 7 cycles, and the add/subtract unit: 6 cycles.  How many clock cycles are required for each iteration of the loop, including startup overhead?

4. How many iterations are required to complete processing the vectors?

Instruction Formats

vld (vector load):                        vld   v_D, vec_ref

vst (vector store):                       vst   v_D, vec_ref

vadd (vector add):                      vadd v_D, v_S1, v_S2

vsub (vector subtract):                 vsub v_D, v_S1, v_S2

vmul (vector multiply):                 vmul v_D, v_S1, v_S2

bne (branch if not equal):             bne  x₁, x₂, target_label

blt (branch if less than):               blt  x₁, x₂, target_label

j (unconditional jump):                 j  target_label

addi (integer add immediate):       addi  x_D, x_S1, x_S2

ori (logical or immediate):            ori  x_D, x_S1, const

Format Definitions

v_D = destination vector register

v_S1 = first source vector register

v_S2 = second source vector register

vec_ref = vector reference (name)

x₁ = first general purpose register for comparison

x₂ = second general purpose register for comparison

x_S1 = first source general purpose register

x_S2 = second source general purpose register

target_label = label of the target instruction for branch

const = an integer constant

The personal statement needs two sections.

• Please give a short statement that describes your academic interests, purpose, objectives and motivation in undertaking this postgraduate study. (500 words)
• Relevant Knowledge/Training Skills (500 words)

• Part A: Describe the selected organization/healthcare system. What is the purpose and/or mission of the organization?
• Part B: Discuss the organizational leadership chart. Who is the leader or leaders? What is their responsibility? How are they chosen? What is their term of office? How is their accountability/productivity measured?
• Part C: What are the significant components, divisions, departments, or units of the organization? How is each unit organized in terms of leadership? What are the primary services of each unit?
• Part D: How is performance measured within the system or organization?
• Part E: In relation to healthcare, what has been the organization’s significant impact within the last ten years?
• Part F: In terms of your critique, has this organization significantly impacted healthcare? If you could change anything within the organization, what would that change be; how would you accomplish the change, and how would you measure the impact of the change?