Techniques to correct vision by cutting microscopic flaps in a cornea to alter its shape were developed by Jose Barraquer inBogotá, Colombia in the 1950s but this technique was not widely used until the 1990s. Why? Select one: a. Lasik surgical techniques were patented and there were legal difficulties preventing their use for forty years. b. The surgery required the use of diamond knives to make the necessary incisions and were far too precious to use until improvements in the manufacture of artificial diamonds made them inexpensive tools. c. The technique would need to wait for advances in the use of medical ultraviolet lasers to perform with light a surgery that was too challenging for routine work with a physical scalpel. d. Communication and sharing of medical techniques and knowledge was very rudimentary in the decades before the Internet afforded ease of information transfer and dissemination

Discuss what you think is the most important HPWS (high performance work system) element. Be sure to explain your rationale.

The theory of high performance work systems (HPWS) with four foundation principles are outlined below.

Older Management – Labor Theories and Practices                          HPWS Principles

Incentive/cost reduction productivity (1930s onward)      

Quality and Total Quality theories (1960s onward)                            Performance-Reward

Empowerment/Engagement Theories (1960s onward)

Motivation/Satisfaction Theories (1930s onward)                                     Egalitarianism

Efficient Operations Workflow theories (1970s onward)                       

Employee Teams/Autonomous Work (1970s onward)                           Shared Information

Information/Problem Solving Theories (1980s onward)

Socio-Psychological Theories of Work (1950s onward)                     Knowledge Development

Human Capital/Strategic Resource Theories (1990s onward)

Question 1:

(a) What do we mean when we say money is neutral?

(b) Bill Clinton believed in working with the Fed to use Monetary Policy to help the economy grow while he was President in the early 1990s. That is, he believed that money had real effects (on output and the interest rate). Show that Bill Clinton was right, and money is non-neutral in the short run. (Guide: Draw the IS-LM graph only).

(c) Ronald Reagan believed that Monetary Policy should not be used to impact the economy, because a change in Monetary Policy only leads to a change in the price level. Show that Ronald Reagan was right ,and money is neutral in the medium run. (Guide: Draw the AS-AD graph only)

(d) How can both of these men be right even though they disagree about the neutrality of money?

Research one of the following global health issues and write a 1-2 page essay (250-500 words) regarding the current state and future recommendations for dealing with the issue:

Child Marriages: Child marriages are defined as the union between one or two individuals under the age of 18. One in five girls are married before the age of 18, and child marriages prevent children from becoming educated, can lead to severe health consequences and increased risk of violence. Legislation and programs were established in order to educate and employ children in these situations as child marriages do not have enough awareness on individual involvement or emphasis on the common causes for these marriages.

Researchers have found that a significant proportion of women, particularly women in heterosexual relationships, fake or have faked orgasm. Based on what we've read this quarter (that means, do your best to try to be sociologically analytical), why do you think women sometimes fake orgasm? What does it have to do with gender roles and/or expectations? What does it have to do with messages girls and women learn about sexuality? And finally, who "benefits" from women faking orgasms, and who is "harmed?" To do well on this question, you should refer to this week's readings, as well as course material about gender roles from earlier in the quarter.

1. The Back Street Girls Corporation has two different bonds currently outstanding. Bond M has a face value of GH¢20,000 and matures in 20 years. The bond makes no payments for the first six years, then pays GH¢1,000 every six months over the subsequent eight years, and finally pays GH¢1,750 every six months over the last six years. Bond N also has a face value of GH¢20,000 and a maturity of 20 years; it makes no coupon payments over the life of the bond. If the required return on both these bonds is 14 percent compounded semiannually, what is the current price of Bond M? Of Bond N?

1. Kelly and Veronica are two teachers in a math class who attend class independently of one another. For Friday classes, there is a .70 probability that kelly will come to class, while there is a .40 probability that Veronica will come to class. For a Friday class, what is the probability neither Kelly nor Veronica will be there?

2.  The weights of newborn baby twin girls have an approximately normal distribution with a mean of 8.0 pounds and a standard deviation of 1.5 pounds. A doctor tells the family that one of the baby twin girl has a weight at the 30th percentile. Which of the following is closest to this baby's weight? (show work please)

A, 7.2

B 8.5

C 7.7

D 8.9

What is meant by coordinated school health program?

Write a diversity statement for nursing school enrollment