1. Identify the 3 different external stimuli(temperature changes, fall in blood O2 concentration and blood glucose levels) listed and summarize what changes occur in the body’s internal environment and the mechanisms by which the internal environment responds to these stimuli. You can provide example/s for particular species.

Imagine that you are departing on a 10-year voyage, leaving behind your pre-adolescent child. Your task is to compose a letter to help your imaginary child cope with the changes – biological due to puberty, cognitive, and social -- that will soon occur and associated with these changes issues of identity, autonomy, and sexuality.

Tax law changes were passed at the end of 2017and Property tax deductions was one of the changes! please prepare a four page paper on below questions

Based on the current tax law for Property tax deductions, What was the prior law, what changed , who will it impact and how etc.?

ASC 815 recommends that a derivative be valued at its fair market value. Furthermore, in a cash flow hedge, the changes in the value are separated into the effective and non-effective portions. How does the separation of the changes in value impact other comprehensive income (OCI) and current income in the income statement? Why?

1- An MNC has an incentive to invest short-term funds in a foreign currency if investments denominated in the foreign currency have a ___(higher OR lower)     interest rate than investments denominated in the home currency of the MNC.

True or False: If a currency’s LIBOR rate rises, the money market interest rates denominated in that currency also rise.

• True
• False

2- True or False: Short-term loans of six months or less, extended by banks to MNCs in Europe, are called eurocredit loans.

• True
• False

3- The United States Congress passed the Sarbanes-Oxley (SOX) Act in 2002. This act required all firms, including foreign firms, to provide more comprehensive financial information in order to list their stock on US stock exchanges.

True or False: The high cost of SOX compliance leads some non-US firms to withdraw from US exchanges.

True

False

1. The DNA antisense sequence 5’-GCTCCTTCCACGTATCCTGC-3’ (ISIS-113715) functions as an anti-diabetic drug by down-regulating protein-tyrosine phosphatase 1B (PTP1B) expression. PTP1B is an antagonist for insulin signaling, and its inhibition has been shown to restore glucose transport in diabetic mice (PNAS 2002, 99, 11357–11362).  

1. Compare and contrast nature’s method for DNA replication with chemical DNA synthesis by the solid-phase synthesis approach for the antisense DNA sequence ISIS-113715.  
2. Plasmid vectors may be used as delivery vehicles to internalize recombinant DNA sequences into cells for cloning and replication. Describe how you would construct and utilize the plasmid vector for cloning multiple copies of the antisense DNA sequence ISIS-113715. Then describe the selection and isolation method from the transformed E.coli cells. Make sure to also identify the method for DNA purification and characterization following isolation.                                                                                            

QUESTION 23

According to SFAS No. 141 on business combinations:

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QUESTION 24

U.S. Steel recently acquired Marathon Oil. This is an example of a(n):

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QUESTION 25

In the first quarter 2002, AOL-Time Warner wrote off $54 billion related to their recent merger. This was because:

Sarbanes–Oxley Act Compliance As a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), and Certified Information Systems Auditor (CISA) you have been asked to perform an audit of company records in support of the Attest function to verify the annual statements. The inventory balances from the computerized system are reported to be $121 million, but reports from field auditors show that balances are severely overstated. In discussions with employees and managers, you find some overlap in functions with certain personnel authorized to perform functions in other departments. Also, several personnel have not taken vacations in over three years. In compliance with the Sarbanes–Oxley Act of 2002, what would be your approach for the audit assignments:

1. In no more than 750 words discuss three general control weaknesses you may test and examine in the capacity of IT Auditor. Explain what audit evidence would you gather?