Information Infrastructure in Homeland Security Discussion

As with week one, the topic for the week 2 discussions comes directly from the weekly readings, which are found in the Course at a Glance, as well as the readings in the modules. You will be reading about various topics related to CIKR: the Patriot Act, the DHS strategic plan, the executive order regarding cybersecurity, national preparedness goals, PPD 8, and so on. Use this week’s discussion to increase your familiarity with these issues . There may be things you disagree with, such as the debate over individual rights vs security which characterizes the Patriot Act. Where should cybersecurity fit within the CIKR sectors and why, or should it not?? What aspects of the goals for national preparedness do you want to see changed or deleted? There is much to argue, much to debate, much to discuss. Keep it objective, professional, informed, and relevant. If you have questions about this week’s discussion you should contact me immediately. Again, much of what you learn in this course will come from these discussions, and that is by design.   

Business Model Generation Response

While continuing the business model generation, the next part is design and strategy. There are several parts in design and strategy in the concept of decision making.Reference:Osterwalder, A., & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business model generation: a handbook for visionaries, game changers, and challengers. John Wiley & SonsDiscussion 2Decision MakingThe decision-making tools are used to evaluate and develop the business over the monthly updates. More extensively on the quarterly updates. The business model iterations have the different aspects of the business and vary the level of the subsidiary. The standardizing the offers helps the companies to increase the sales. The business model decisions are mainly customized at the market level. The local organizations must make the decisions. The customers segment has more opportunity  for the local decisions and the development. The organization was set up based on the local freedom . The product and the regular staffing can have the business model.  As the subsidiaries start the movement into planning phase the strategy and the framework were provided from the Corporation. The framework helps to fill the gaps and the pages . The business model impact on the nosiness strategy. The decision-making tools were developed for the leveraging the current assets. For instance, the intellectual property and the have the capability to develop the successful business model.  The team members identify the risk and test the business model. The business model the decision-making tool had mapped and its easy for the team to identify the business model. The business model  decision making tool when reached out to the customers the participants had gain the better knowledge and the experience can work as the decision-making tools. The  leadership team are well noticed for the strength and the development for the decision-making tool for many organizations. The goal was map the leadership to develop the more value in the decision making tool going a head the evaluation phase had two phases such as the research to build the decision making tool and should have the ability to identify the limits and the best possible way to enable the development for the improvement for the decision making process . There should be great overview for the business. Most of the companies are mainly focused on the customers and the competitors. The competitors of the companies had the swot analysis to find the threats from the companies. The customers and the partners are mainly focused by the companies. The organization values have the extremely impact. The values are more challenging the harder the changes. The focus on the traditional business users to improve the focus . The flexibility helps for the decision-making process easier in terms of the planning perspective. The transparency in the ream was much easier to understand the business model to have a better vision. The key activities play an important role for the business needs to deliver the key propositions for the management . Therefore, product was driver by the business and the learning the new techniques for the better products. The key resources are one of the strategic assets for the targeted than the competitors. The business model canvas there are three business types. The product and the scope are infrastructure. The product was driven, and the business are differentiated the product for the company to make decisions.ReferenceOsterwalder, A. & Pigneur, Y. (2010). Business Model Generation: A Handbook for Visionaries, Game Changers, and Challengers. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Business Ethics Discussion Post

I need a post for each learning activity. APA format.I need each post to be roughly 3 paragraphs or more. Attached is W2 Instructor Notes that need to be reviewed before you begin. It is just some extra comments about the assignment that the instructor gave. I will include links that should be used for resources. These resources are the only resources that can be used. Please include page numbers in citations if applicable.This is the Citation for the Chapter 3 and Chapter 4 readings attached. (The Business Ethics Workshop (2012) Washington, DC: The Saylor Foundation). SOURCES TO BE USED!!!!   -Aristotle & Virtue Theory Learning Activity #1Reviewing Theory, Rationalizations, Dilemmas and ResolutionsYou are an executive with a large pharmaceutical company and you have to decide whether to market a product that might have undesirable side effects for a small percentage of users. What is the ethical dilemma and related ethical issue(s) facing the executive? How should you decide whether to sell the product? Specifically, what are the steps you would employ in reaching your decision? How does the theory of ethics that is applied affect your answer? In discussing the theoretical aspect, you must identify and discuss at least 2 relevant theories from this week.Learning Activity #2When in MalaysiaW.B. Milestone, Inc., a manufacturer of sophisticated computer parts, recently moved the operations of one of its divisions to Malaysia. The Company has hired several hundred workers at wages considerably below their U.S. counterparts, but consistent with the prevailing wages in Malaysia. Not only is the Company benefiting from the lower wages, it is also able to reduce its costs further because of the deplorable factories used for its operations (no air conditioning and poor ventilation), it can dispose of waste without any government oversight, and government inspectors are routinely given gratuities for favorable inspection reports or to otherwise grease the skids for the Company. The Company’s operations are in all key respects in accordance with the laws of Malaysia.You were recently hired as a senior vice-president in charge of the Malaysian operations and you are concerned about what you have seen and heard as to how the plants are being operated. When you called a colleague in the states, he said to you “keep your mouth shut and when in Rome do as the Romans do”. Identify and discuss the specific ethical dilemma, including how you would resolve it, facing the senior vice president and Milestone. What are some of the ethical issues associated with the ethical dilemma? Identify and discuss at least two stakeholders in the scenario. Is this a case of ethical relativism? Explain why or why.

East Los Angeles College Art Questions

Who is the artist?What is the title of the work? Date? Dimensions? Location?   Medium?  Support?What is the subject matter of the work?Then consider answering some of the questions below:Consider the work’s title .  Does the title help you interpret what you see?Can you imagine different treatments of the same subject matter that would change the way you read the work?In case of a sculpture, or installation: If the human figure is its subject matter, how is the figure treated?If the work is nonrepresentational, what feelings does it evoke?Consider the formal elements of the work and how they relate to its subject matter.How is line employed in the work? Does it seem to regulate or order the composition?Does it seem to fragment the work?Is it consistent with traditional laws of perspective or does it violate them?In case of sculpture or installation: what is the relation of the work to the space it occupies?  What is its relation to the viewer?  Does the work move, or require you to move?What is the relation of shape to space in the work?How do light and dark function in the work?  Is there a great deal of tonal contrast? What other elements seem important?  is you attention drawn to the work’s texture? Does time seem an important factor in your experience of the work?Has the artist’s choice of medium played a role in the presentation of the various elements and their organization or design?Are effects achieved that are realizable only in this particular medium?If more than one medium is involved, what is their relation?

Making Sense of Implementation Theories Discussion

Please respond with a paragraph to the following question, add citations and references:One change theory is Lewin’s three stage change model that includes: unfreezing, moving and refreezing. When unfreezing one recognizes the need for change, moving is when the change occurs, and refreezing is when balance is established, and the results are satisfying (Nilsen, 2015). Another theory is the Lippett’s seven phase theory. Phase one diagnosis a problem, assess motivation and capacity for change, evaluate change agent’s motivation and resources, choose a role for change agent, maintain different and terminate the relationship.Lippet’s theories is more comparable to the nursing process and used more by my mentor. He explained that there is not a huge difference between the two theories, however nursing in general is much bigger that three steps. Critical care nursing is complex with multiple levels. In the EBP project that we are working on we will use this theory, for example when a patient is admitted to ICU and have the urgent need for multiple pressers and fluid resuscitation they will need a CVC. When a patient is administered pressers such as Levophed a CVC is required. So, it’s a long process from getting a consent, to educating the patient, family and staff from the insertion to when the catheter is discontinued. Every person involved in this patient’s care is held accountable for the maintenance of this CVC, especially the nursing staff.Reference:Nilsen, P. (2015). Making sense of implementation theories, models and frameworks. Implement Science, 53(10). doi: 10.1186s/13012-015-0242-0  

Python Code Text Analysis Worksheet

Text ProcessingModify the script so that it does at least two of the following for better comparisons:Choose two literary works (e.g. Pride and Prejudice, Jane Eyre) and use them to recommend similar works (“If you like Pride and Prejudice, you will also like these works…”). Your program should go through the remaining works and list them under the choice with the higher similarity index. For example, if Dracula is more similar to Jane Eyre than Pride and Prejudice, Dracula should be listed under Jane Eyre.Modify your recommendation program so that it reports the titles of the works rather than their file names. To do this, write a program that reads in the titles.txt file and creates a dictionary that looks up the title using the file name. This dictionary should then be used to report the works by their title instead of their file name.Code:import osimport mathdef count_word(table, word): ‘for the word entry in the table, increment its count or init to 1′ if word in table: table[word] += 1 else: # initialize count of word to 1 table[word] = 1def analyze(): ”’read all texts from the docs folder, report similarity comparisons among all pairs”’ doc_table = dict() word_set = set() os.chdir(‘docs’) fileList = os.listdir() for fname in fileList: print(“Opening ” + fname) fd = open(fname, “r”, encoding=”utf8″) doc_table[fname] = dict() data = fd.read() print(“splitting”) dataList = data.split() print(“{} has {} words”. format(fname, len(dataList))) for word in dataList: word_set.add(word) count_word(doc_table[fname], word) fd.close() os.chdir(‘..’) # return to parent directory for fname in fileList: for fname2 in fileList: sim = similarity(doc_table[fname], doc_table[fname2], word_set) print(“{:.2f} : {} vs. {}”.format(sim, fname, fname2))def build_title_file(): “creates titles.txt based on works in the docs folder” tfd = open(“titles.txt”, “w”) os.chdir(‘docs’) fileList = os.listdir() for fname in fileList: print(“Opening ” + fname) fd = open(fname, “r”, encoding=”utf8″) for line in fd: if “Title: ” in line: tfd.write(fname + “n”) tfd.write(line[7:]) break fd.close() os.chdir(“..”) # return to parent directory tfd.close()def similarity(tableA, tableB, words): ‘return cosine similarity between tableA and tableB over all words’ ab = 0 a2 = 0 b2 = 0 for w in words: ab += tableA.get(w, 0) * tableB.get(w, 0) a2 += tableA.get(w, 0) * tableA.get(w, 0) b2 += tableB.get(w, 0) * tableB.get(w, 0) return ab / (math.sqrt(a2) * math.sqrt(b2))TXT file: alice_in_wonderland.txtAliceís Adventures in Wonderlanddracula.txtDraculafrankenstein.txtFrankensteinjane_eyre.txtJane Eyremoby_dick.txtMoby Dick; or The Whalepride_and_prejudice.txtPride and Prejudicetale_of_two_cities.txtA Tale of Two Citiesudolpho.txtThe Mysteries of Udolphowizard_of_oz.txtThe Wonderful Wizard of Oz

Health and Medical Discussion Questions

1- Kinesio tape – what’s up with that? – Kinesiology tape has been around for more than 4 decades, but its use has grown since the 2008 Beijing Olympics, perhaps thanks to its application to American beach volleyball athletes utilizing the tape. What do the several manufacturers of this tape claim are the benefits of the tape? How strong is the evidence to support these claims?2- Concussion in sport – Concussions have become a topic of great interest in recent years, especially in the context of amateur and professional sports. Do some research so that you can discuss the following: What exactly IS a concussion? What are the symptoms of a concussion? What are the short- and long-term health concerns for a patient who has suffered a concussion? Do the symptoms or effects vary with the age of the patient (children vs. adolescents vs. adults)? Do some sports have higher incidence rates of concussion in participants? Finally, given your informed opinion, what advice would you give a parent who was concerned about their daughter or son playing popular American sports like football, soccer, or hockey?3- Hearing loss – There are two general types of hearing loss: sensory neural and obstructive (e.g., ear-wax build up). What simple clinical tests can be done to differentiate between these types? Furthermore, how can the results be explained anatomically and physiologically?And After that I need you to write reflection on this discussions statement.1- I am an athletic training student and we use tapes like this on our athletes. The form of tape that is most common is KT Tape. On their website they claim that their tape lifts the skin, allowing greater movement of fluid throughout the body. Its meant to relieve pain while supporting muscles, tendons, and ligaments. Another form of tape is Kinesio Tape, and they claim that it supports muscles and rehabilitation. The evidence behind the taping  is sort of lacking. There is no scientific proof to it actually working. It differs by case and peoples opinion.2- A muscular dystrophy is a group of diseases that cause progressive weakness and loss of muscle mass. In muscular dystrophy, abnormal genes (mutations) interfere with the production of proteins needed to form healthy muscle, There are many different kinds of muscular dystrophy. Symptoms of the most common variety begin in childhood, mostly in boys. Other types don’t surface until adulthood, There’s no cure for muscular dystrophy. But medications and therapy can help manage symptoms and slow the course of the disease, SymptomsThe main sign of muscular dystrophy is progressive muscle weakness Specific signs and symptoms begin at different ages and in different muscle groups, depending on the type of muscular dystrophy, Duchenne type muscular dystrophy This is the most common form of muscular dystrophy. Although girls can be carriers and mildly affected, it’s much more common in boys About one-third of boys with Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) don’t have a family history of the disease, possibly because the gene involved may be subject to sudden abnormal change (spontaneous mutation) Signs and symptoms typically appear in early childhood and may include:Frequent falls Difficulty rising from a lying or sitting up positionTrouble running and jumping, Waddling gait, Walking on the toesLarge calf muscles, Muscle pain, and stiffness, Learning disabilitiesBecker muscular dystrophy, Signs and symptoms are similar to those of Duchenne muscular dystrophy but tend to be milder and progress more slowly. Symptoms generally begin in the teens but may not occur until the mid-20s or even later. 

SCI 207 University of Arizona Global Campus Sustaining Our Planet Discussion

Prior to beginning work on this final paper, review all chapters of Bensel and Carbone’s Sustaining Our Planet text (2020).In this paper, you will explore what a future sustainable world might look like, and in the process of doing so, extend your previous descriptions of selected terms and explain how they may play a role in aiding us in achieving environmental sustainability on a global scale.The Journey to SustainabilityImagine a future (probably a long time from now) in which human beings have achieved environmental sustainability on a global scale. That means that we as a species have figured out how to maintain a lifestyle that can go on indefinitely. Humans will exist in harmony with their environment, not needing more resources than can naturally be replenished. What would such a world be like? How might we get there from here?In this final assignment, you will play the part of science-fiction writer, imagining and describing what a sustainable Earth, inhabited by humans, might look like in the distant future. You will need to provide examples throughout to support your descriptions. You should include all the terms that you have researched during Weeks 1 through 4 of this class, underlining each term as you include it. Be sure to expand on your terms and include other concepts that you learned in the course. Provide as detailed a picture as possible of how that future world might function on a day-to-day basis. In your paper, use grammar and spell-checking programs to insure clarity. Proofread carefully prior to submitting your work. Finally, you will submit the document to Waypoint.Your paper will consist of seven paragraphs using the format below to address the elements with the assumption that environmental sustainability has been achieved:Paragraph 1:Describe how the human relationship to nature will be different from what it is at present.Examine how humans will cope differently with the ways that natural phenomena like hurricanes affect lives.Paragraph 2:Explain what humans have done differently to enable biodiversity and ecosystems to function sustainably.Differentiate between how humans will manage water resources (fresh water and ocean) in the sustainable future compared to how it is done now.Paragraph 6:Paragraph 7:

STAT 200 Statistic Discussion

I don’t know how to handle this Statistics question and need guidance. 2 professors taught different sections of a required course at a university. Both had ten students in their respective classes, sections 980 and 981. Their students evaluated them, giving the numbers here: section 980: 1, 4, 3, 4, 5, 5, 4, 3, 4, 5 section 981: 3, 4, 5, 5, 3, 4, 4, 4, 3, 3 showing their overall satisfaction with the class . Rank ranges from from 1 (lowest) to 5 (highest). Can someone tell from the mean & the median (of each section) which instructor was more popular with the students? Show calculations and explain why. After finding the (sample) standard deviations, does that info affect your responses to the prior question? Explain why (or why not). Show calculations and explain why (or why not).  

Chain of Causation Discussion

I need support with this Engineering question so I can learn better. Our survival is dependent upon growing the business.Through his Chain of Causation ( I will upload the file ) • Our survival is dependent upon growing the business. • Our business growth is largely determined by customer satisfaction. • Customer satisfaction is governed by quality, price and delivery. • Quality, price and delivery are controlled by process capability. • Our process capability is greatly limited by variation [and waste]. • Process variation [and waste] lead to an increase in defects, cost and cycle time. • To eliminate variation [and waste], we must apply the right knowledge. • In order to apply the right knowledge, we must first acquire it. • To acquire new knowledge means that we must have the will to survive.Discuss the merits of these interlocking causations

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