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Describe, with the aid of load diagrams/graphs, the characteristics of typical loads for the following four types of machinery driven by three-phase motors

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BTEC National level 3 engineering

Describe, with the aid of load diagrams/graphs, the characteristics of typical loads for the following four types of machinery driven by three-phase motors
i. Cranes and hoists
ii. Cement mills
iii. Machine tool applications
iv. Centrifugal pumps

Guidance: description should contain 500-600 words, and draw by hand the 4 torque/speed curves that would be most suitable for each application

Was this text convincing in any way? Did it effectively challenge any of your views or parts of your views? Why or why not? Which views or information does it directly challenge?

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The steel man argument

1. What is the central thesis of this text? What evidence do they provide to support? Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

2. Was this text convincing in any way? Did it effectively challenge any of your views or parts of your views? Why or why not? Which views or information does it directly challenge?

3. Do any aspects or conclusions of this text seem illogical or unreasonable? If so which ones stand out, specifically? Can you counter these conclusions with information that supports your own perspective? See if you can find a reliable text with fact-based information that can challenge this text! Provide a quote in in-text MLA format to substantiate your answer.

4. Cite this source in MLA format.

What measures should be taken to control the spread of infectious disease? How do you weigh public health and individual rights to make appropriate decisions?

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Infectious Disease

What measures should be taken to control the spread of infectious disease? How do you weigh public health and individual rights to make appropriate decisions?

This issue has come up before, in the inoculation debates in 1721. It became a more serious problem in the late 19th and early 20th century as microbiologists quickly realized that many diseases (cholera, tuberculosis, typhoid, diphtheria, etc.) were caused by contagious bacteria. Both the “Discussion on the Advisability of the Registration of Tuberculosis” and Leavitt’s “Typhoid Mary” discuss what powers health officials should have over the lives and rights of individuals.

These debates recurred repeatedly throughout the 20th century: can states require children to receive immunizations? Can patients with tuberculosis be confined to hospitals to receive antibiotics? (the answer to these questions is yes). They are again emerging as active policy questions: with COVID-19, will individuals be hospitalized involuntarily, can cities be quarantined? etc. Many of the most contentious past debates are related to HIV/AIDS.

The year is 1983. America (and soon the rest of the world) is in the throes of a new epidemic. Over the past few years, a series of people from specific risk groups have developed a new disease, AIDS, characterized by severe immunodeficiency and opportunistic infections. A new virus, lymphadenopathy virus, has been identified that might be the cause of AIDS; but no test yet exists to detect the virus in infected patients. Even though AIDS can be rapidly progressive, some patients can live for years after showing the first signs of the disease. This creates a dilemma for public health officials. Several people known to have AIDS, notably Gaetan Dugas, a male flight attendant from Montreal, continue to engage in high risk behavior (in his case, unprotected sex with multiple male partners).

Should public health authorities have the right to confine people, as was done with Mary Mallon, to keep them from spreading the disease? Should all patients with AIDS be reported to health officials, as has been done with tuberculosis and syphilis, do that their behavior can be monitored?

One official at the CDC is interested in your thoughts on the topic. Things are crazy here at the CDC, so keep your answer short (between 150-200 words).

When reading a 15-month-old a story, what activities can the parent do to enhance the infant’s experience?

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Infant’s social and cognitive development

When reading a 15-month-old a story, what activities can the parent do to enhance the infant’s experience? Indicate how or why these activities benefit the infant’s social and cognitive development in terms of Vygotsky’s theory.

How have our institutions changed? What was school like in the past as opposed to today? How has our justice system altered? How have our government and political parties shifted?

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Compare and contrast time

This could be the past vs. the present or even the present vs. the future — how has our society and culture changed over time? How has being young, working, career paths, values, and beliefs shifted?

How have our institutions changed? What was school like in the past as opposed to today? How has our justice system altered? How have our government and political parties shifted?

How have our interests and tastes changed? From the food we eat, the drinks we drink, the houses we live in, the clothes we wear, our pets, the movies we watch, the advertisements we’re forced to endure, radio to podcasts, the way we interact with the world is constantly changing (for better or worse, and sometimes both).

And of course, we are continuing to speculate how this might even change in the future — how might we prophecy how these elements of our lives will continue to evolve into the future?

What is the shared undesirable condition faced by people who have this problem? What must they face that other people don’t have to? By whom is the problem recognized as a problem? Are there others who deny that it is a problem?

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Why LGBT is a Social Problem

Identify any social problem and analyze it using the objective and subjective criteria in the first chapter of your textbook. Why does it qualify as a “social problem” as defined within sociology?

You should discuss the following points:

What is the shared undesirable condition faced by people who have this problem? What must they face that other people don’t have to?
Who are the people (the social group) who have this problem?
By whom is the problem recognized as a problem? Are there others who deny that it is a problem?

What was the nature of the culture in which the artist/architect/sculptor produced this object? What was going on in society at this time? How is this object unique and how is it the same? What do you think that it says about the culture in which it was produced?

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An image of the object

A caption identifying the title of the object, the artist (if known), the culture in which the object was produced, the dimensions of the object, and the current location of the object.
A description of the object–how big, what does it look like, where does it come from, how was it used?
A paragraph that places the object into its cultural context. What was the nature of the culture in which the artist/architect/sculptor produced this object? What was going on in society at this time?
A paragraph or two that compares this object with other objects made at the same time in different parts of the world. How is this object unique and how is it the same? What do you think that it says about the culture in which it was produced?

Identify the policy that concerns you. Identify and explain the concern(s) you have with the policy from a professional nurse viewpoint.

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Healthcare policy in the state of Florida

Summarize and advocate for a potential change in a current or proposed healthcare policy or issue in the state of Florida that concerns you as a professional nurse.
No Covid related issues.

Identify the policy that concerns you.

Identify and explain the concern(s) you have with the policy from a professional nurse viewpoint.

Discuss motivational techniques used for groups or teams. Describe the expected benefits of utilizing these methods which can include actual results of studies that have been performed.

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Motivational Techniques

Discuss motivational techniques used for groups or teams. You can research theorists as well as practitioners for best methods to maximize group or team effectiveness. Describe the motivational techniques by summarizing the articles (or other sources) used to gather the facts. Then you will describe the expected benefits of utilizing these methods which can include actual results of studies that have been performed. You will provide citations or live links so your classmates and instructor can read entire articles or other sources. In addition to posting your own topic you will also respond to two other learners. You will provide citations or live links so your classmates and instructor can read entire articles or other sources. See instructions for discussions and grading criteria. Link to criteria

What are the most challenging concepts for you to understand? Have you found any supplemental resources or websites that have helped you to better comprehend the material?

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DQ 1-2

Currently, the two major sets of rules related to accounting are Generally Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP) and International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS). How do the two systems differ? How are they similar? Do you think that GAAP and IFRS should converge? Explain. Participate in follow-up discussion by adding new information that supports or challenges the assertions made by your classmates. Your initial post should be 250-500 words, include at least one reference, and demonstrate solid academic writing skills.

Explain the statement: “The adjusting process is necessary for reporting the financial statements on an accrual basis.” Select one of the following four categories of adjusting entries (prepaid expenses, unearned revenues, accrued expenses, accrued revenues) and explain why this type of adjustment is needed. What are some of the typical accounts that are affected by this type of adjusting entry? What are some of the typical entries prepared during the adjusting process?

Explore the textbook chapter and related resources for this topic. What are the most challenging concepts for you to understand? Have you found any supplemental resources or websites that have helped you to better comprehend the material? Participate in follow-up discussion by explaining concepts to your classmates, or by commenting on additional resources that were shared.