Explore your digital devices and locate 2 different operating systems (OS), 8 different programs (apps), and 5 different system monitoring tools (SMT).

Explore your digital devices and locate 2 different operating systems (OS), 8 different programs (apps), and 5 different system monitoring tools (SMT). Using the Lesson 2 Project Table Template, add the following information:Program nameA company that owns the copyright of the program or open source programThe type of programThree features You or your system use the program for Each program must perform different tasks and offer different features. Listing multiple games, even if they are different games, will not be accepted. Identify 1 game, 1 word processor, and so forth.Do not list programs identified in the Lesson 2: Microsoft Office Module.

Before opening the data, what would you hypothesize about this research study?

InstructionsDownload the assignment template and data file from this week’s resources and review the steps for this assignment. Once you have reviewed the steps, complete the problems and questions as presented. Show your work using your statistical program output. You may show manual/hand calculations only if the SPSS program cannot be accessed. There are two deliverables you must submit this week:SPSS output file or manual calculations: Submit the SPSS output file in PDF form, or you can scan your work and submit it as a low-resolution graphic.Word document: Submit a Word file answering the questions asked in the assignment. Describe the results in APA style incorporating relevant tables and figures formatted in APA style.Length: SPSS output or manual calculations and 1 to 2-page Word documentThe completed assignment should address all of the assignment requirements, exhibit evidence of concept knowledge, and demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the content presented in the course. The writing should integrate scholarly resources, reflect academic expectations and current APA standards, and adhere to Northcentral University’s Academic Integrity Policy. Week 8 AssignmentJason is interested in studying the effect of gender and social media usage on loneliness in college students. He obtained data from 30 men (10 men who had high social media usage and 10 men who had moderate social media usage and 10 who did not use social media much) and 30 women volunteers (10 women scored high on social media usage, 10 women moderately used the social media, and 10 scored low on social media usage) in their freshman year. Jason administered the Revised UCLA 20 item loneliness scale to measure subjective feelings of loneliness and social isolation to these 60 participants. A high score on the scale indicates higher feelings of loneliness. Participants rate each item on a scale from 1 (Never) to 4 (Often). There are two independent variables in the study (social media usage and gender) and one dependent variable, which is loneliness. The design for the study can be described as 3*2 ANOVA, number of levels of social media usage (low, moderate, high social media use) and number of levels of gender (males vs females). 1. Before opening the data, what would you hypothesize about this research study? 2. Conduct descriptive analyses (mean, Standard deviation) and report them here. What would you interpret based on the Mean values?3. Conduct a Two-Way ANOVA. Report your statistical findings (including any applicable tables or figures in APA format).a. Are there any significant main effects?b. Is the interaction effect significant?4. What would you conclude from this analysis? Is your hypothesis supported?5. What would be your next steps, if this were your research project? What follow up tests will you conduct? What would the follow up tests indicate? 6. Create a boxplot to show the interaction effect between gender and social media usage on loneliness.Submit the SPSS output file in a PDF to show the work you have done. Also submit a separate Word file describing the results in APA. Incorporate relevant table(s) and figure/graph(s) in the Word document formatted in APA style.

What is smuggling?

APA format 1. What is smuggling? What is smuggled and why is it smuggled? Who benefits from smuggling and who is hurt by smuggling and how?2. How can the U.S. Government win the war on drugs and at the same time decrease smuggling?3. Besides smuggling, what other border violations threaten the facilitation of legitimate trade.4. What is the globalization of organized crime and how serious is the threat?

What is the purpose of a HSPD?

Types: Discussion Boardunit: Federal Laws and Policy that Address U.S. Homeland Security Assignment Description:Primary Task Response: Within the Discussion Board area, write 400-600 words that respond to the following questions with your thoughts, ideas, and comments. This will be the foundation for future discussions by your classmates. Be substantive and clear, and use examples to reinforce your ideas. Homeland Security Law and Presidential Directives Background Information: For this course, you are an Action Officer (AD) assigned to the Executive Secretariat of the Office of the Secretary, Department of Homeland Security ( DHS). Anew director has been assigned to the secretariat and is your boss. The director has not served in the secretariat previously. This assignment is based on an e-mail exchange between the director and the AO. The director has requested information on HomelandSecurity Presidential Directives ( HSPD). Specifically, the director wants to know the following: * What is the purpose of a HSPD?* What are the current HSPDs?* What is your recommendation of the 3 most important HSPDs, and Why are these important to the DHS and the secretary? Responses to other Students: Respond to at least 2 of your fellow classmate with at least a 100 word reply about their Primary Task Response regarding items you found to be compelling and enlightening. To help you with your discussion, Please consider the following questions: * What did you learn from your classmate’s posting?* What additional questions do you have after reading the postings?* What clarification do you need regarding the postings?* What differences or similarities do you see between your posting and other classmates’ postings.to view the expectations for this assignment.For assistance with your assignment , please use your text web resource, and all course material

Write a 350- to 700-word e-mail to your friend in which you detail the challenges you faced regarding the following

Week 4 News MediaChoose one of the following options:Option 1: Toolwire® Learnscape: Credibility and ImpactAccess the Toolwire® Learnscape: Credibility and Impact: Exploring the Internet and Politics.Complete the Learnscape Activities.Complete the Toolwire® Learnscape Assessment Parts A and B. Option 2: Journalist E-mailYou are a rookie news journalist, and you just completed your first major assignment covering a political campaign, including extensive research of websites to provide the political background of your story. Your best friend e-mails you and asks how it went.Write a 350- to 700-word e-mail to your friend in which you detail the challenges you faced regarding the following:Your responsibility as a journalist to provide fair, honest, and balanced coverage.Your assessment of the credibility of political websites you visited for research, such as The Drudge Report, Daily Kos, or Colbert Nation.Your awareness of how political news reporting influences public opinion.

Why was Medicaid but not Medicare designed to be state operated?

Medicaid is a state-operated program funded in part by federal funds and in part by state funds.On the basis of your understanding of the statement, answer the following questions:Why was Medicaid but not Medicare designed to be state operated?What factors prove that Medicaid program is being operated by the state?Conduct an analysis of the Medicaid program of your state and another state from a different region of the country.What are the main similarities and differences between the two programs?Are there enough differences to prove that the state and not the federal government operate Medicaid? Discuss.As a government program, Medicaid has recently been subject to cuts and last minute increases in funding.Note: Present your answers in the context of Medicaid payment and reimbursement policies.Why is Medicaid subject to seemingly constant cutbacks?Are these cutbacks due to the relationships between the state and federal governments and the populations being served, or just the rising cost of healthcare in general? Discuss.Medicaid is an entitlement program that provides healthcare coverage to a variety of low income individuals.Identify three beneficiary groups receiving care through Medicaid.Analyze the federal eligibility requirements for each group.Discuss the coverage provisions for each group.Evaluate the anticipated impact of the PPACA on each b

How would the transfer from the permanent fund to the special revenue fund be reported in the government-wide statements?

Your portfolio project will provide specific answers to questions that follow. Apply what you have learned in this course to your answers to these questions.P. 2-6: The nature of a transaction gives a clue as to the type of fund in which it should be recorded. (80 points)Scenario 1:Kendal County engaged in the following transactions:It levied and collected $1million in taxes dedicated to the repayment of outstanding general obligation bonds.It billed sponsors of a charity bicycle ride $5,000 for providing police patrols during the ride.It recognized $60,000 of cash dividends on investments dedicated to the support of a county arts center.It recognized $70,000 of cash dividends on investments dedicated to scholarships for needy county residents.It incurred $6 million in construction costs to complete a new county jail. The new jail was funded entirely with the proceeds of long-term bonds.It transferred $400,000 of unrestricted funds to an appropriate fund to be invested and eventually used to repay the principal on the long-term jail bonds (entries in two funds required).It recognized depreciation of $100,000 on equipment in a vehicle repair center that services all county departments that have motor vehicles.It collected $30,000 in parking fees at the county-owned garage.It issued $8 million in bonds to improve the city-owned electric utility.It distributed $3 million in taxes collected on behalf of school districts located within the country.Instructions:Prepare appropriate journal entries.Indicate the type of funds in which these transactions would most likely be recorded.P. 5-4: Generally accepted modified accrual accounting practices pertaining to inventories may not fulfill the objectives of financial reporting. (80 points)Scenario 2:The following is an excerpt from a note to the financial statements of the city of Dallas (dates changed):The city prepares its annual appropriated general fund, debt service fund, and proprietary operating funds budgets on a basis (budget basis) which differs from generally accepted accounting principles (GAAP basis). The major differences between the budget and GAAP bases are that encumbrances are recorded as the equivalent of expenditures (budget) rather than a commitment of fund balance (GAAP) in the governmental funds.The city accounts for inventories on the purchases basis. One of the city’s departments, which is accounted for in the general fund, budgeted $195,000 in supplies expenditures for fiscal 2015. It began the 2015 fiscal year with $30,000 of supplies on hand. It also had $12,000 of supplies on order. During the year it ordered an additional $180,000 of supplies, received (and paid for in cash) $185,000 of supplies, and consumed $178,000 of supplies.Instructions:Prepare all journal entries, consistent with GAAP, including budgetary and encumbrance entries that the department should make in 2015.Indicate the accounts and amounts related to supplies that the city would report on its year-end statement of revenues, expenditures, and changes in fund balance and balance sheet.By how much did the department over- or under-spend its supplies budget (on a budget basis)?Comment on the extent to which the city’s statement provides a basis to:Assess the ‘‘true’’ economic costs associated with suppliesDetermine whether the city adhered to budgetary spending mandatesSuppose that in the last quarter of the year, department officials realized that the department was about to overspend its supplies budget. They therefore ceased placing new orders for supplies. However, they imposed no restrictions on the use of supplies and thereby allowed the supplies inventory to decline to near zero.What impact would these cost-cutting measures have on supplies expenditures as reported in an actual-to budget comparison (on a budget basis)?What impact would the year-end measures have on reported supplies expenditures (per GAAP)? Would your response be different if the city accounted for supplies on the consumption basis?EX. 10-4: Investment gains and losses may have to be accounted for differently in nonexpendable than in expendable funds. (70 points)Scenario 3:The McCracken County Humane Society (MCHS), which is part of a county’s reporting entity, established a permanent fund to provide support for its pet neutering program. As of the start of the year, the fund had a balance of $600,000, composed of both cash and marketable securities.The program itself, which is accounted for in a special revenue fund, is funded by both direct contributions and the income from the permanent fund. At the start of the year, the special revenue fund had assets (all investments) of $26,000.The following transactions and events occurred in a recent year.The MCHS conducted a Walk Your Pet Day fundraising drive. The event raised $120,000, of which $20,000 was in pledges expected to be collected shortly after year-end.The society acquired food and medicine at a cost of $60,000 (cash). During the year, it used $30,000 of these supplies. The society accounts for supplies on a consumption basis. It incurred other operating costs (all paid in cash) of $85,000.The society earned interest of $45,000 on investments accounted for in the permanent fund.During the year, the market value of the investments held by the permanent fund increased by $30,000. Per the terms of the agreement establishing the endowment, all capital gains, both realized and unrealized, must be added to principal. During the year, the value of investments held by the special revenue fund increased by $3,000.The society transferred cash to the special revenue fund in the amount of the earnings of the permanent fund.Instructions:Prepare journal entries to record the events and transactions. Be sure you indicate the fund in which they would be recorded.In your opinion, should the unrealized gains on the investments held in the special revenue fund be considered expendable or nonexpendable? Explain.How would the transfer from the permanent fund to the special revenue fund be reported in the government-wide statements?Requirements:Include a cover page denoting the paper title, your name, the course number and name, your instructor’s name, and the date you are making the submission.Format your paper according to CSU-Global APA and Writing Requirements. Use APA citations where appropriate, and include an APA- formatted reference page at the end.Submit your final case study to the Week 8 Assignment page.

Explore your reactions to the readings and to what you have learned about Motivational Interviewing (MI).  Explain how MI can be applied to clinical practice.

Motivational interviewing (MI) is a psychotherapeuticmethod that was developed by William Miller and StephenRollnick, originally described in 1983 (Miller, 1983). Millerand Rollnick (2002) define MI as “a client-centered, directivemethod for enhancing intrinsic motivation to change byexploring and resolving ambivalence.” Its original applicationwas in substance abuse treatment with adults, where it wasdeveloped in response to confrontational methods used inthis field during the 1970s and 1980s. Since then, it has beenused in many different areas, including “general medical care,health promotion, social work and corrections” (Miller &Rollnick, 2002, p. xiv) – Explore your reactions to the readings and to what you have learned about Motivational Interviewing (MI). Explain how MI can be applied to clinical practice.-Write one independent paragraph that includes a reference, explaining how Motivational Interviewing can be used by a psychiatric nurse practitioner to help a specific patient (for example, a drug addict or alcoholic patient that is non-complaining with his or her medications) and what considerations you need to be aware of to achieve success.Responses will be checked by Turnitin for originality. It should be a minimum of 350 words, scholarly written, APA formatted, and referenced. A minimum of 2 references are required (other than your text). *Information about motivational interviewing is attached.

Analyze the following statements and identify as many applicable components of statement analysis as you can attribute to the deception

prepare a 4- to 5-slide, APA-formatted Microsoft PowerPoint presentation that includes responses to Part 1 and Part 2.Part 1Use scholarly sources to compare any two of the following interviewing methodologies:Structural interviewsInferential interviewsBehavioral interviewsCognitive interviewsClearly define each methodology chosen and examine in what situations it may be appropriate.Part 2Explore the components of statement analysis—a complex skill that can help you determine the level of deception in a witness’s or a suspect’s statement. Identifying deception leads one to dig deeper, investigate further, and ask more, often difficult, direct questions.InstructionsConsider the following example of a statement and its component:StatementStatement Component“Decided to go for a walk. Got out there. Umm . . . stood for a few moments and received a page from home. Something was going on at home. Let’s go back and make a phone call and see what’s going on.Parts of speech, specifically missing pronounsAnalyze the following statements and identify as many applicable components of statement analysis as you can attribute to the deception:“Got approached by a gentleman asking for money. When I addressed him, I was struck in the rear and knocked to the ground. Struggled with him. There was a shot that went off. Struggled with him, and there was another shot that went off. That was the shot that hit me.”“On July 4, 2011, at about 4:00 p.m., came home from work and took a shower. Was getting ready to head out to some friends’ barbeque and party. My friends Jerry and Paul were having some people over for the Fourth of July. Sat down for a few minutes to watch television and relax. Had two beers until about 5:30 p.m.“Put my feet up on the table when the doorbell rang. It was an ex-girlfriend, Sally. She sat down with me for a few minutes. They wanted to tell me about their new boyfriend. I wasn’t so happy about it; I didn’t really want to break up with her. I watched the race and argued some, and she left, at six or so.“At about 7:00 p.m. drove to my friends’ place. They live in the country and it took me an hour to get there, arrived at eight or so. When we got to the party, there were about ten or twelve people there; they were pretty wasted already, and they were drinking most of the day. Sat down outside and had a few shots and several beers. It was hot, so I went inside, and I watched television to cool off. Drank about two more beers and talked with two girls that were friends of Jerry; they were friends of my ex-girlfriend as well. They stated that my ex had found another boyfriend and they were already talking marriage and children. I watched the car race for a while, by myself, and then went back outside to play horseshoes. I played a few games and had an argument with one of the other guys, and they wanted to fight, so went inside to cool down again.“At about ten or eleven, one of the people at the party came to me to tell me that my ex, Sally, had been found outside her house, hurt and barely alive. She was taken to the hospital.“I watched the end of the race, close to midnight, had a few more beers and left. Went directly home.”

Imagine asking 100 strangers to describe a criminal. Predict whether those descriptions would be likely to focus on street criminals, or the variety of topics covered in this video.

As we learn in the video, Crimes of the Powerful, our justice system tends to focus on street crime, often ignoring much more significant problems such as white-collar, corporate, and state crime. Write a paper discussing the myths and realities of crime. Please elaborate on the following points in your essay: Imagine asking 100 strangers to describe a criminal. Predict whether those descriptions would be likely to focus on street criminals, or the variety of topics covered in this video. Describe how society defines crime. Do not provide a definition – instead, explain how the definition is reached. Discuss how society decides what to define as a crime. Present a clear statement about a particular crime, something we know to be absolutely true. Illustrate how we know that this is an accurate statement. Present an example of a widely held myth or misconception about crime and society. Determine how we know that this is a myth. Explain why this myth is so difficult to abandon. The paper must be three to four pages in length and formatted according to APA style. You must use at least two scholarly resources

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