You have sequenced the genomes of males of two fruitfly strains. When comparing the sequences of genes, you found that strain #1 has a gene that’s not present in strain #2. What would you need to do to identify the function of this novel gene?

1. You have sequenced the genomes of males of two fruitfly strains. When comparing the sequences of genes, you found that strain #1 has a gene that’s not present in strain #2. What would you need to do to identify the function of this novel gene?

A. (i) Distinguish between character and characterization

(ii) Select two (2) of the following characters and show their significant roles in the novel Weep not, Child. (a) Njoroje (b) Ngotho (c) Jacobo

B. To what extent can the drama Edufa be described as an African Tragedy? ( Guidelines: briefly summarize what Edufa drama is about, briefly explain Tragedy by Aristotle, analyze the drama using Aristotle's elements of tragedy and explain the elements using the passage in the story as reference thus examples)

During the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the government introduced lockdown measures and travel restrictions that severely reduced the trade of many small businesses. Singapore government is concerned about business closures, loss of income and unemployment in the markets concerned and is considering further interventions especially as the danger from the virus is beginning to subside. Using the demand-supply model, explain these phenomena in one or two markets of your choice. Advise which market interventions, if any, government should conduct in these markets and why.

1. Citing the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA), Airbnb is challenging the New York law and others in the United States, arguing that it merely operates a digital marketplace, and thus is not responsible for the content that users place on its site. Do you think Airbnb has a strong argument? Why or why not?

2. Are you concerned that the concept of the sharing economy could be abused by unscrupulous “entrepreneurs” and thus give the entire novel concept a bad reputation? Why or why not? Explain.

Please read through the lecture notes on Wicket problem

Wicked Problems: Characteristics

Conklin offered a set of six defining characteristics:

1. You don’t understand the problem until you have developed a solution.

2. Wicked problems have no stopping rule.

3. Solutions to wicked problems are not right or wrong.

4. Every wicked problem is essentially unique and novel.

5. Every solution to a wicked problem is a ‘one shot operation.’

6. Wicked problems have no given alternative solutions.

Explain an example of a wicked problem and justifications why it can be considered a wicked problem and how it satisfies each of the above characteristics.

Please read through the lecture notes on Wicket problem

Wicked Problems: Characteristics

Conklin offered a set of six defining characteristics:

1. You don’t understand the problem until you have developed a solution.

2. Wicked problems have no stopping rule.

3. Solutions to wicked problems are not right or wrong.

4. Every wicked problem is essentially unique and novel.

5. Every solution to a wicked problem is a ‘one shot operation.’

6. Wicked problems have no given alternative solutions.

Explain an example of a wicked problem and justifications why it can be considered a wicked problem and how it satisfies each of the above characteristics.

In the novel Never Let Me Go by Kazuo Ishiguro, children are raised in a boarding school to become organ donors for society. The children eventually find out they are genetic clones created for the expressed purpose of providing another individual backup organs to prolong that individual’s life. Are cloned life forms the same as the original of the copy? Do they have the same rights and privileges of individuality if they are genetically identical to someone else? How might our own history with copied things influence our perceptions and interactions with clones?

Dr. Stambaugh predicts that a novel antidepressant drug will effect memory. To examine this, the drug is administered to a random sample of 22 trained rats. The rats were then placed in a maze and timed on how long it took them to complete it. The average completion time was 47 seconds. Normal rats have a mean completion time of 45 seconds with a standard deviation of 11 seconds. What can be concluded with an α of 0.05?

a) What is the appropriate test statistic?
---Select one--- (na, z-test, one-sample t-test, independent-samples t-test, or related-samples t-test)

b)
Population:
---Select one--- (the maze, normal rats, time to complete maze, trained rats, memory)
Sample:
---Select one--- (the maze, normal rats ,time to complete maze, trained rats, memory)

c) Obtain/compute the appropriate values to make a decision about H₀.
(Hint: Make sure to write down the null and alternative hypotheses to help solve the problem.)
critical value =  ; test statistic =
Decision:  ---Select one--- (Reject H0 or Fail to reject H0)

d) If appropriate, compute the CI. If not appropriate, input "na" for both spaces below.
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e) Compute the corresponding effect size(s) and indicate magnitude(s).
If not appropriate, input and select "na" below.
d =  ;   ---Select one--- (na, trivial effect, small effect, medium effect, or large effect)
r² =  ;   ---Select one--- (na, trivial effect, small effect, medium effect, or large effect)

f) Make an interpretation based on the results.

a.Rats on the antidepressant drug were significantly slower in completing the maze.

b. Rats on the antidepressant drug were significantly quicker in completing the maze.    

c. The antidepressant drug did not significantly impact the rats in completing the maze.