From the same Texas Department of Insurance data on closed claims for medical malpractice liability insurance referred to in Problem 1, we can estimate the number of claims in each year of injury that will be closed in the next 16 years. We obtain the following data. Here the estimated dollars per claim for each year have been adjusted to 2007 dollars to account for inflation, so the values are all compatible. Texas was said to have had a “medical malpractice liability crisis” starting in about 1998 and continuing until the legislature passed tort reforms effective in September 2003, which put caps on certain noneconomic damage awards. During this period premiums increased greatly and doctors left high-risk specialties such as emergency room service and delivering babies, and left high-risk geographical areas as well causing shortages in doctors in certain locations. The data from 1994 until 2001 is the following:

1. Calculate the mean or average number of claims per year for medical malpractice insurance in Texas over the four-year period 1994–1997.
2. Calculate the mean or average number of claims per year for medical malpractice insurance in Texas over the four-year period 1998–2001.
3. Calculate the mean or average dollar value per claim per year for medical malpractice insurance in Texas over the four-year period 1994–1997 (in 2009 dollars).
4. Calculate the mean or average dollar value per claim per year for medical malpractice insurance in Texas over the four-year period 1998–2001 (in 2009 dollars).
5. Looking at your results from (a) to (e), do you think there is any evidence to support the conclusion that costs were rising for insurers, justifying the rise in premiums?

FOR1. Open file Nuclear Power. Select data for Canada. Address the following questions.

a. Provide a plot of the data over time in the space below. (2 pts)

[plot here]

b. Choose an appropriate forecasting model and forecast for the next 3 periods (provide forecast in the table below). Explain model selection approach. (8 pts)

c. Using the same data, forecast the next 3 periods in the time series using the 5-period moving average and indicate the values below. (3 pts)

d. Using the same data, forecast for the next 3 periods in the time series using the single exponential smoothing technique with a smoothing constant of 0.3 and indicate the values below. (3 pts)

e. Compare results from models b, c and d. Which forecast model do you recommend to use for the next 3 periods? Justify your recommendation (6 pts)

DATA:

In C# please and thanks so much,

Create an Employee class with five fields: first name, last name, workID, yearStartedWked, and initSalary. It includes constructor(s) and properties to initialize values for all fields.

Create an interface, SalaryCalculate, class that includes two functions: first,CalcYearWorked() function, it takes one parameter (currentyear) and calculates the number of year the worker has been working. The second function, CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary.

Create a Worker classes that is derived from Employee and SalaryCalculate class.

• In Worker class, it includes two field, nYearWked and curSalary, and constructor(s). It defines the CalcYearWorked() function using (current year – yearStartedWked) and save it in the nYearWked variable. It also defines the CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary by using initial salary with 3% yearly increment.

Create a Manager class that is derived from Worker class.

• In Manager class, it includes one field: yearPromo and constructor(s). Itincludes a CalcCurSalary function that calculate the current year salary by overriding the base class function using initial salary with 5% yearly increment plus 10% bonus. The manager’s salary calculates in two parts. It calculates as a worker before the year promoted and as a manager after the promotion.

Write an application that reads the workers and managers information from files (“worker.txt” and “manager.txt”) and then creates the dynamic arrays of objects. Prompt the user for current year and display the workers’ and managers’ current information in separate groups: first and last name, ID, the year he/she has been working, and current salary.

Please make streamreader read text from file and the new line so that the text files stay original.

TEXT FILES:

worker.txt

Hector
Alcoser
A001231
1999
24000
Anna
Alaniz
A001232
2001
34000
Lydia
Bean
A001233
2002
30000
Jorge
Botello
A001234
2005
40000
Pablo
Gonzalez
A001235
2007
35000

manager.txt

Sam
Reza
M000411
1995
51000
2005
Jose
Perez
M000412
1998
55000
2002
Rachel
Pena
M000413
2000
48000
2010

Language is C# (i've got some code but it seems to not run correctly, would love a new take)

Create an Employee class with five fields: first name, last name, workID, yearStartedWked, and initSalary. It includes constructor(s) and properties to initialize values for all fields. Create an interface, SalaryCalculate, class that includes two functions: first,CalcYearWorked() function, it takes one parameter (currentyear) and calculates the number of year the worker has been working. The second function, CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary. Create a Worker classes that is derived from Employee and SalaryCalculate class. In Worker class, it includes two field, nYearWked and curSalary, and constructor(s). It defines the CalcYearWorked() function using (current year – yearStartedWked) and save it in the nYearWked variable. It also defines the CalcCurSalary() function that calculates the current year salary by using initial salary with 3% yearly increment. Create a Manager class that is derived from Worker class. In Manager class, it includes one field: yearPromo and constructor(s). Itincludes a CalcCurSalary function that calculate the current year salary by overriding the base class function using initial salary with 5% yearly increment plus 10% bonus. The manager’s salary calculates in two parts. It calculates as a worker before the year promoted and as a manager after the promotion. Write an application that reads the workers and managers information from files (“worker.txt” and “manager.txt”) and then creates the dynamic arrays of objects. Prompt the user for current year and display the workers’ and managers’ current information in separate groups: first and last name, ID, the year he/she has been working, and current salary.

Worker.txt

5
Hector
Alcoser
A001231
1999
24000
Anna
Alaniz
A001232
2001
34000
Lydia
Bean
A001233
2002
30000
Jorge
Botello
A001234
2005
40000
Pablo
Gonzalez
A001235
2007
35000

Manager.txt

3
Sam
Reza
M000411
1995
51000
2005
Jose
Perez
M000412
1998
55000
2002
Rachel
Pena
M000413
2000
48000
2010

To complete this assignment, choose one of the THREE topics of your choice (see below), do a thorough research and analysis on the topic, write it up, and finally submit it as an attached document. 6. Here are the THREE topics and all you need is to pick the one that is of interest to you

: (i) China and the US have been in serious disputes and disagreements in areas of international trade and commerce. Present a background on the issue (how did this come about and the political positions on both countries), its macroeconomic consequences to both countries and perhaps the rest of the world. I cannot just tell you what to say or what to focus on in this issue, but it is important for you to be thorough. You put the paper together in your own creative manner because there is NO one way to present it. It is absolutely fine if you choose to incorporate graphs / diagrams to support your analysis. However, the paper will be graded on its thoroughness, contents, and logical analysis and it should be free from grammatical errors.

(ii) President Trump's policy and his insistence in building a wall along the borders of the United States and Mexico. Present a thorough background on the issue (how did this come about and the political positions on both countries, perhaps even the rest of the world). Any social / economic consequences on this issue. Again, it is up to you as far as how you want to present it but it is important to be complete and logical in your analysis. The paper will be graded on its thoroughness, contents, and logical analysis and it should be free from grammatical errors.

(iii) The impacts of novel Coronavirus pandemic on the US economy have been devastating. Present a thorough analysis on its impacts since March 2020 up until perhaps the first part of October 2020, primarily focusing on the areas of personal consumption, business investment, unemployment, inflation, GDP, international trade, etc. Be sure to support your analysis with relevant data instead of presenting your personal opinions. Like the requirements of the other two options, it is up to you as far as how you want to present it but it is important to be complete and logical in your analysis.

The paper will be graded on its thoroughness, contents, and logical analysis and it should be free from grammatical errors. The paper should be between 4 and 5 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, and, again

To complete this assignment, choose one of the THREE topics of your choice (see below), do a thorough research and analysis on the topic, write it up, and finally submit it as an attached document. 6. Here are the THREE topics and all you need is to pick the one that is of interest to you:

(i) China and the US have been in serious disputes and disagreements in areas of international trade and commerce. Present a background on the issue (how did this come about and the political positions on both countries), its macroeconomic consequences to both countries and perhaps the rest of the world. I cannot just tell you what to say or what to focus on in this issue, but it is important for you to be thorough. You put the paper together in your own creative manner because there is NO one way to present it. It is absolutely fine if you choose to incorporate graphs / diagrams to support your analysis. However, the paper will be graded on its thoroughness, contents, and logical analysis and it should be free from grammatical errors.

(ii) President Trump's policy and his insistence in building a wall along the borders of the United States and Mexico. Present a thorough background on the issue (how did this come about and the political positions on both countries, perhaps even the rest of the world). Any social / economic consequences on this issue. Again, it is up to you as far as how you want to present it but it is important to be complete and logical in your analysis. The paper will be graded on its thoroughness, contents, and logical analysis and it should be free from grammatical errors.

(iii) The impacts of novel Coronavirus pandemic on the US economy have been devastating. Present a thorough analysis on its impacts since March 2020 up until perhaps the first part of October 2020, primarily focusing on the areas of personal consumption, business investment, unemployment, inflation, GDP, international trade, etc. Be sure to support your analysis with relevant data instead of presenting your personal opinions. Like the requirements of the other two options, it is up to you as far as how you want to present it but it is important to be complete and logical in your analysis.

The paper will be graded on its thoroughness, contents, and logical analysis and it should be free from grammatical errors.  The paper should be between 4 and 5 pages in length, typed, double-spaced, and, again

Read the article (link is below) and answer the questions that follows in a paper format. (Paper has to be 1-page, 11-inch font- single-spaced).

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/50596700_A_long_noncoding_RNA_maintains_active_chromatin_to_coordinate_homeotic_gene_expression

Primary Paper HW assignment guidelines

Your primary paper consists of three parts:

1. In your own words, state the essential take home message of the paper assigned.

-Here you should briefly mention what was known about this topic before this paper was published

-Then state what the aim/goal/purpose of this published study was. In other words, what did the authors set out to do?

-Also describe why this research is important (if you think it is important)/ what are the researchers hoping to contribute to the existing knowledge.

2. State how the authors demonstrated the essential point of the paper: what experiments and what methods they used to prove the point

-In this section you should link how a particular approach/method was used to obtain a particular result and why it would be important/relevant. For example:

-Authors used method A to get/show result B. Result B is important because (it supports their original hypothesis in the following way/describe how/ or it provides novel findings regarding mechanism X

-Continue the bulleted list to correlate specific method with specific result and how it supports the claims made in the paper.

3. Discuss the strengths and significance of the paper and also the weaknesses and indicate additional lines of investigation that you think would be worth pursuing that were opened up by the paper.

-Here I want you to critique the experimental approach and author’s conclusions, not their writing style or format of the paper. Also, keep in mind that these are primary research articles published in scientific journals, so they are intended for a scientific, not general audience. Hence the language could be a bit dense.

-I want you to be very specific here. Do not write general and vague statements. Instead, refer to specific data in the paper (in figure X, or table Y) and indicate any possible flaws or limitations of the experiment.

-Propose possible future directions or follow up studies. You can look up papers that cited this research or follow up on the last author’s subsequent research.

-Explain if this paper contributed anything new to the field and if it enabled better understanding of the subject.

OM in the News: Nurses, Ebola, and the Subject of Quality

OCTOBER 17, 2014

by Barry Render

With Ebola leading the news every day, I am reminded of the words of Dr. Edwards Deming: management needs to accept responsibility for quality in building systems. Deming believed an employee could not, on average, exceed the quality of a process’ capability. (His famous 14 points are summarized in Table 6.2 on page 212). Now with some nurses being blamed for the lax Ebola virus procedures in Texas, we are seeing a response from the leading nursing association.

Following news that the first U.S. nurse has now tested positive for the Ebola virus, National Nurses United (NNU, Oct.12, 2014) called for all hospitals to have in place the highest standard of optimal protections, including Hazmat suits, and hands-on training to protect all RNs, other hospital personnel to confront Ebola . NNU’s new survey of 2,000 nurses shows:

• 76% still say their hospital has not communicated to them any policy regarding potential admission of patients infected by Ebola
• 85% say their hospital has not provided education on Ebola with the ability for the nurses to interact and ask questions
• 37% say their hospital has insufficient current supplies of eye protection for daily use on their unit; 36% say there are insufficient supplies of fluid resistant/impermeable gowns in their hospital
• 39% say their hospital does not have plans to equip isolation rooms with plastic covered mattresses and pillows and discard all linens after use; only 8% said they were aware their hospital does have such a plan in place.

Not having supplies; not having equipment; not educating employees; not having a plan. All of these are systems problems, not employee problems, Deming would say.

Discussion questions:

1. Who in your opinion is responsible for setting quality standards and processes for the treatment and prevention of novel diseases such as Ebola at the time and COVID-19 at present?

2. Which of Dr. Deming’s 14 points particularly apply in this situation?

3. What do you understand by the term Total Quality Management (TQM)

4. List and describe 3 concepts of TQM

Geographic area: Thailand
Health Condition: Between 1989 abd 1990, the proportion of direct sex workers in THailand ingected the HIV tripled. From 3.5% to 9.3% and a year later reached 21.6%. Over the same period the proportion of male conscripts already ingected with HIC when tested on entry at age 21 rose sixfold, from 0.5% in 1989 to 3% in 1991.
Global importance of the health condition today: HIV?AIDS is one of the greates threats to human health worldwide, with an estimated 38.6 million people infected with the virus in 2005. The vast majority of people with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa, where the life expectancy today is just 47 years' without AIDS, it is estimated that life expectancy would be 15 years longer. THe number of children who have lost a parent to AIDS is now estimated at 20 million.
Internvention or program: In 1991, the National AIDS committee led by Thailland's prime minister implemented the "100% condome program," in which all sex workers in sex establishments are required to use condoms with clients. Health officials provided boxes of condoms free of charge, and local police held meetings with sex establishments owners and sex workers, despite the illegality of prostitution. Men seeling treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were asked to name the sex establishment they had used, and health officials would then visit the establishment to provide more information.
Cost and cost-effectiveness: Total governemtn expenditure on the national AIDS program remained stead at approx $375 million from 1998 to 2001, with the majority spent on treatment and care (65%); this investment represents 109% of the nation's overall health budget.
Impact: Condom use in sex work nationwide increased from 14% in early 1989 to more than 90% by June 1992. An estimated 200,000 new ingections were averted between 1993 and 2000. The number if new STI cases fell from 200,000 in 1989 to 15,000 in 2001; the rate of new HIV infections fell fivefold between 1991 and 1995.

You will write an overview essay on what the case study was regarding, what you learned from it, and what you would do for the future.

Essays should be similar to the “conclusion” section of a paper and be approximately 1-2 paragraphs long.

Geographic area: Thailand
Health Condition: Between 1989 abd 1990, the proportion of direct sex workers in THailand ingected the HIV tripled. From 3.5% to 9.3% and a year later reached 21.6%. Over the same period the proportion of male conscripts already ingected with HIC when tested on entry at age 21 rose sixfold, from 0.5% in 1989 to 3% in 1991.
Global importance of the health condition today: HIV?AIDS is one of the greates threats to human health worldwide, with an estimated 38.6 million people infected with the virus in 2005. The vast majority of people with HIV are in sub-Saharan Africa, where the life expectancy today is just 47 years' without AIDS, it is estimated that life expectancy would be 15 years longer. THe number of children who have lost a parent to AIDS is now estimated at 20 million.
Internvention or program: In 1991, the National AIDS committee led by Thailland's prime minister implemented the "100% condome program," in which all sex workers in sex establishments are required to use condoms with clients. Health officials provided boxes of condoms free of charge, and local police held meetings with sex establishments owners and sex workers, despite the illegality of prostitution. Men seeling treatment for sexually transmitted infections (STIs) were asked to name the sex establishment they had used, and health officials would then visit the establishment to provide more information.
Cost and cost-effectiveness: Total governemtn expenditure on the national AIDS program remained stead at approx $375 million from 1998 to 2001, with the majority spent on treatment and care (65%); this investment represents 109% of the nation's overall health budget.
Impact: Condom use in sex work nationwide increased from 14% in early 1989 to more than 90% by June 1992. An estimated 200,000 new ingections were averted between 1993 and 2000. The number if new STI cases fell from 200,000 in 1989 to 15,000 in 2001; the rate of new HIV infections fell fivefold between 1991 and 1995.

You will write an overview essay on what the case study was regarding, what you learned from it, and what you would do for the future.

Essays should be similar to the “conclusion” section of a paper and be approximately 1-2 paragraphs long.

1. Take a 150 mL Erlenmeyer flask from the Containers shelf and place it on the workbench.

2. Add 10 mL of 6 M Hydrochloric acid (HCl) to the Erlenmeyer flask. Dilute with 10 mL of water.

3. Double-click on the Erlenmeyer flask to open the Item Properties window. Choose Close and click OK to plug the Erlenmeyer flask with an airtight stopper.

4. Take a thermometer and a pressure gauge from the Instruments shelf and attach each to the Erlenmeyer flask.

5. Record the temperature, volume of gas and pressure of the gas in your Lab Notes. The gas fills the volume of the flask not filled with liquid or solid. So the volume of the gas is 150 mL minus the volume of liquid. (Remember to press Save Notes so you don’t lose your calculations.)

6. Add 0.1 g of magnesium (Mg) to the Erlenmeyer flask and observe the reaction. Record your observations — there should be at least two indications that a reaction has occurred.

(You may want to use the + or – zoom buttons in the lower right of the screen for a closer view.)

7. The temperature in the flask will peak and then cool. As the temperature inside the flask stabilizes (the temperature change is notably slowed), record a simultaneous reading of the new temperature and pressure.
Wait until the temperature in the Erlenmeyer flask returns to room temperature (21.5 °C), then record the new temperature and pressure.

8. Drag the pressure gauge and thermometer to the recycling bin.

9. Take a gas syringe from the Instruments shelf and attach it to the Erlenmeyer flask. The gas under pressure in the Erlenmeyer flask will expand into the gas syringe in order to equalize with the room pressure of 1 atm (or 14.697 psi). ﾠ

10. Record the final volume and pressure of the gas in your lab notes.

(Pass the mouse cursor over the gas syringe and a gray tool tip will briefly display the total volume.)

11. Clear your station by dragging any containers and instruments to the recycling bench beneath the workbench. (Remember to press Save Notes.)

12. Compare the experimentally determined molar mass of Mg with listed molar mass (24.3 g/mole).

Calculate the experimental error according to:

% error = | experimental molar mass - listed molar mass | / (listed molar mass) * 100%

Results

Answer the following questions in the report you submit. Lab Notes and detailed calculations should accompany submitted report. Use the area below to supply your notes and your report.

1)       Write balanced equation for single displacement reaction.

2)       How many moles of H₂ were created?

3)       What is the calculated molar mass of Mg?

4)       What is the experimental error?

Notes and Report:

My Lab Notes

I added 10 mL of water to the flask.
I added 10 mL of hydrochloric acid to the flask.
I closed the flask.
The temperature was 21.5.
The pressure was 1.00.
The volume of the liquid is 20, so the gas is 130.
I put .1 g of magnesium into flask.
The pressure went to 1.83 and dropped to 1.76.
The temperature went to 34.7 and dropped to 21.6
The volume of the gas is 130.1.
After inserting the gas syringe, the volume of the gas in the syringe was 99.5.
The new temperature was 21.5.
The new pressure was 1.00.
The final liquid volume in the flask is 19.9.